Carbon fiber reinforced polymer composite structures are serving an increasingly important role in aerospace, infrastructure, energy generation, and transportation. Yet, the electrical behavior of a composite is challenging ...
General Physics
Sep 21, 2021
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A new report on Science Advances developed by Mirco Kaponig and colleagues in physics and nanointegration in Germany, detailed the very basic concept of contact electrification between two metals. In a new experimental method, ...
A group of international researchers at The University of Manchester have revealed a novel method that could fine tune the angle—"twist"—between atom-thin layers that form exotic manmade nanodevices called van der Waals ...
Nanophysics
Dec 4, 2020
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Super-micro, low-power sensors and devices that can send and receive signals and information anytime, anywhere will become an integral part of people's lives in a hyper-connected world driven by the Internet of Things (IoT). ...
Nanomaterials
Oct 5, 2020
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After times of major conflict, such as the civil wars in Liberia from 1980 to 2003, peace often leaves a power vacuum, especially in remote areas not yet reached by a developing government.
Social Sciences
Feb 13, 2020
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In many situations, engineers want to minimize the contact of droplets of water or other liquids with surfaces they fall onto. Whether the goal is keeping ice from building up on an airplane wing or a wind turbine blade, ...
Nanomaterials
Jun 27, 2019
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From aviation to medicine, various sectors are increasingly using materials that mimic the lotus plant, whose leaves have self-cleaning properties. Thanks to the bumpy surface structure covered with tube-shaped wax crystals, ...
Materials Science
Mar 15, 2019
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Researchers from Binghamton University, State University of New York have developed a way to make cell phones and power lines more durable.
General Physics
Jan 3, 2019
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The Meg is the blockbuster shark monster movie we didn't realise we needed in our lives. With a cast led by Jason Statham, this is a big-budget version of several megalodon movies that have popped out over the years – including ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 14, 2018
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A team of physicists and biologists working at Saarland University has developed a method with which they can measure the contact area between a bacterium and the surface it is 'sitting' on. Interestingly, and perhaps counterintuitively, ...
Bio & Medicine
Jul 11, 2017
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