News tagged with vapor phase

Inkjet printing could change the face of solar energy industry

Inkjet printers, a low-cost technology that in recent decades has revolutionized home and small office printing, may soon offer similar benefits for the future of solar energy.

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Jun 28, 2011 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (21) | comments 12 | with audio podcast

An engineered directional nanofilm mimics nature's curious feats

(PhysOrg.com) -- In nature, textured surfaces provide some plants the ability to trap insects and pollen, certain insects the ability to walk on water, and the gecko the ability to climb walls. Being able ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Oct 29, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Body of evidence: New fast, reliable method to detect gravesoil

Nothing against bloodhounds, but finding bodies buried by someone who wanted them to stay undiscovered can be difficult. However a new technique developed by scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, ...

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created Jul 30, 2010 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 2

More than meets the eye: New blue light nanocrystals

Berkeley Lab researchers have produced non-toxic magnesium oxide nanocrystals that efficiently emit blue light and could also play a role in long-term storage of carbon dioxide, a potential means of tempering ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Jul 21, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (7) | comments 1

Back to basics: Scientists discover a fundamental mechanism for cell organization (w/Video)

Scientists have discovered that cells use a very simple phase transition -- similar to water vapor condensing into dew -- to assemble and localize subcellular structures that are involved in formation of the embryo.

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created May 21, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 0