OIST researchers create self-assembling molecules which can be broken down by ultraviolet light to recombine into novel macroscopic shapes.
Materials Science
May 19, 2017
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Structure organizes human activities and help us understand the world with less effort, but it can be the killer of creativity, concludes a study from the University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management.
Social Sciences
Mar 22, 2017
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A plant or an animal cell uses numerous processes to sort and assemble tiny building blocks into larger molecules, to rebuild molecules or to dissolve them. Such processes depend on interactions between various cellular components ...
Materials Science
Mar 13, 2017
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Smart bricks capable of recycling wastewater and generating electricity from sunlight are being developed by a team of scientists from the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol). The bricks will be able to fit together ...
Energy & Green Tech
Jul 28, 2016
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RMIT researchers have shown how fired-clay bricks made with cigarette butts can save energy and help solve a global littering problem.
Environment
May 23, 2016
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The likelihood that you will be swallowing a capsule robot in the near future has just jumped up dramatically.
Engineering
Nov 9, 2015
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It's possible to vary (even dramatically) the sliding properties of atoms on a surface by changing the size and "compression" of their aggregates: an experimental and theoretical study conducted with the collaboration of ...
Nanomaterials
Jun 22, 2015
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Four men trapped under as much as 10 feet of bricks, mud and other debris have been rescued in Nepal thanks to a new search-and-rescue technology developed in partnership by the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Science ...
Earth Sciences
May 7, 2015
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Ludovico Cademartiri had what seemed like an impossibly demanding list of requirements for his lab equipment.
Other
Jun 26, 2014
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Few are more excited about Lego's new Mindstorms sets rolling out next month than Silicon Valley engineers.
Consumer & Gadgets
Aug 18, 2013
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