Switchable Adhesive
Two surfaces stick together, separate, and stick together again—on command. This discovery by a team of researchers from the Universities of Sheffield (UK) and Bayreuth contradicts our day-to-day experience.
Jul 24, 2007
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Graphene Nanoelectronics: Making Tomorrow’s Computers from a Pencil Trace
A key discovery at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute could help advance the role of graphene as a possible heir to copper and silicon in nanoelectronics.
Nanophysics
Jul 24, 2007
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Laser sets records in power and energy efficiency
The rise in global terrorism in recent years has brought significant attention to the needs for more advanced sensors and defense technologies to protect civilians and soldiers.
General Physics
Jul 24, 2007
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Did pterosaurs feed by skimming?
Scientists at the University of Sheffield, collaborating with colleagues at the Universities of Portsmouth and Reading, have taken a step back in time and provided a new insight into the lifestyle of a prehistoric flying ...
Jul 24, 2007
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Effects of aging in stem cells
There is little disagreement that the body’s maintenance and repair systems deteriorate with age, even as there is plenty of disagreement as to why. Stem cells combat the aging process by replenishing old or damaged cells—particularly ...
Jul 24, 2007
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