Energy-generating rubber combines flexibility and high-output
Ricoh today announced that it has created a novel flexible material that converts pressure and vibration into electric energy with high efficiency.
Materials Science
May 20, 2015
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Understanding the reinforcing ability of carbon nanotubes
A paper in the journal Science and Technology of Advanced Materials explores what is preventing the reinforcing ability of carbon nanotubes from being used in a ceramic matrix.
Nanomaterials
Feb 2, 2015
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Gold 'nano-drills'
Spherical gold particles are able to 'drill' a nano-diameter tunnel in ceramic material when heated. This is an easy and attractive way to equip chips with nanopores for DNA analysis, for example. Nanotechnologists of the ...
Nanomaterials
Jan 22, 2015
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Custom urns courtesy of company's 3-D printer
A Minnesota startup is using a 3-D printer to create custom urns shaped like objects that were important to the person whose remains they hold.
Engineering
Oct 26, 2014
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Flexible plastics that turn mechanical vibrations into electrical energy
The shrinking dimensions and decreased power consumption of modern electronic gadgets have created opportunities for energy harvesting processes that tap into free, green energy from the environment. Vibration harvesters, ...
Energy & Green Tech
Apr 9, 2014
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Mother-of-pearl inspires super-strong material
Whether traditional or derived from high technology, ceramics all have the same flaw: they are fragile. Yet this characteristic may soon be a thing of the past: a team of researchers led by the Laboratoire de Synthèse et ...
Condensed Matter
Mar 24, 2014
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A new material for solar panels could make them cheaper, more efficient
A unique solar panel design made with a new ceramic material points the way to potentially providing sustainable power cheaper, more efficiently, and requiring less manufacturing time. It also reaches a four-decade-old goal ...
Materials Science
Dec 11, 2013
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Researchers invent air conditioning system using ceramic panels
Researchers of the University of Alicante belonging to the UA Research Group on Technology and Sustainability in Architecture, along with the Spanish Association of Manufacturers of Ceramic Tiles and Pavements (ASCER) and ...
Engineering
Oct 17, 2013
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Making ceramics that bend without breaking
Ceramics are not known for their flexibility: they tend to crack under stress. But researchers from MIT and Singapore have just found a way around that problem—for very tiny objects, at least.
Condensed Matter
Sep 26, 2013
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Better oxygen extraction attracts commercial interest
Developing highly efficient ion transport membranes for the extraction of oxygen for industrial and medical use has earned a team of Curtin University scientists first prize in the university's Commercial Innovation Awards.
Materials Science
Aug 30, 2013
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