(Phys.org) —RMIT researchers have developed a new antibacterial fabric that can kill a range of infectious bacteria, such as E coli, within 10 minutes.
Materials Science
May 6, 2014
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Researchers in applied physics have cleared an important hurdle in the development of advanced materials, called metamaterials, that bend light in unusual ways.
Nanophysics
Mar 8, 2012
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A technique for real-time monitoring of the galvanic replacement reaction between silver nanowires and aqueous gold salt solutions using in situ flow-cell transmission X-ray microscopy (TXM) has been developed ...
Nanophysics
Dec 21, 2011
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(Phys.org) -- A field of young sunflowers will slowly rotate from east to west during the course of a sunny day, each leaf seeking out as much sunlight as possible as the sun moves across the sky through an adaptation called ...
Energy & Green Tech
Aug 16, 2012
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A Duke research team has developed a better recipe for synthetic replacement cartilage in joints.
Materials Science
Dec 13, 2013
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Lignin is arguably the most abundant component of biomass that most people have never heard of. That may be about to change.
Polymers
Feb 21, 2023
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Researchers at Georgia Tech have developed a transistor with excellent stability and performance for use on plastic electronics. In addition, it can be manufactured at relatively low temperatures in a regular atmosphere.
Electronics & Semiconductors
Jan 27, 2011
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When one tiny circuit within an integrated chip cracks or fails, the whole chip – or even the whole device – is a loss. But what if it could fix itself, and fix itself so fast that the user never knew there was ...
Engineering
Dec 20, 2011
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Innovation in advanced materials offers the disruptive potential to transform the way we build our future cities—and make them greener and smarter.
Nanomaterials
Dec 1, 2020
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Funding has been awarded to world-leading, US-based helmet designer and manufacturer, Roy Burek of Charles Owen Inc., to develop a novel material created by researchers from Cardiff University's School of Engineering that ...
Engineering
Dec 16, 2015
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