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Rice researchers unzip the future

Scientists at Rice University have found a simple way to create basic elements for aircraft, flat-screen TVs, electronics and other products that incorporate sheets of tough, electrically conductive material.

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Apr 15, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (12) | comments 4

Nanoscale zipper cavity responds to single photons of light

Physicists at the California Institute of Technology have developed a nanoscale device that can be used for force detection, optical communication, and more. The device exploits the mechanical properties of ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Jun 04, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Swedish zipper perfecter honored with Google doodle

Google dedicated a doodle Tuesday to the Swedish-American inventor of the modern zipper, Gideon Sundback, on what would have been his 132nd birthday.

Technology / Internet

created Apr 24, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0