(PhysOrg.com) -- What causes a magnet to be a magnet, and how can we control a magnet's behavior? These are the questions that University at Buffalo researcher Igor Zutic, a theoretical physicist, has been exploring over ...
General Physics
May 27, 2011
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A pair of University of Central Florida researchers has developed new methods to produce energy and materials from the harmful greenhouse gas, methane.
Nanomaterials
Aug 11, 2023
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Until recently, factory smokestacks that produced nothing but carbon dioxide and water vapor were considered exemplary. Now CO2 has become notorious as a greenhouse gas, and the danger of climate change has ...
Materials Science
Aug 24, 2009
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Rice University scientists have created an Earth-friendly way to separate carbon dioxide from natural gas at wellheads.
Polymers
Jun 3, 2014
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Researchers at the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) in Germany and the Brazilian University of Pará have developed a climate-friendly alternative to conventional cement. Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions can ...
Materials Science
Aug 18, 2021
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Broken bones and joint replacements may someday heal faster, thanks to an unusual coating for medical implants under development at The Ohio State University.
Bio & Medicine
Jul 29, 2013
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A new wonder material that can generate hydrogen, produce clean water and even create energy.
Materials Science
Mar 20, 2013
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Detecting specific gases in the air is possible using a number of different existing technologies, but typically all of these suffer from one or more drawbacks including high energy cost, large size, slow detection speed, ...
Materials Science
Sep 4, 2011
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The Moon is not the most hospitable place for growing fruits and vegetables. The lack of atmosphere and natural water, extreme temperatures, and exposure to cosmic rays present some serious challenges for future inhabitants ...
Memory based on electrically-induced "resistive switching" effects have generated a great deal of interest among engineers searching for faster and smaller devices because resistive switching would allow for a higher memory ...
Nanophysics
Sep 20, 2013
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