Planning for a nuclear future
Materials scientists and engineers from six UK universities are joining forces to forecast the life expectancy of nuclear power reactors.
Engineering
Feb 17, 2011
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Curved carbon for electronics of the future
A new scientific discovery could have profound implications for nanoelectronic components. Researchers from the Nano-Science Center at the Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, in collaboration with Japanese researchers, ...
General Physics
Jan 23, 2011
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Carbon's magnetic personality: Persistent, but only skin-deep
(PhysOrg.com) -- It's a mainstay in biological molecules, but carbon isn't the kind of element you'd expect to find in a permanent magnet. Until now. Not only does carbon become magnetized with a little doctoring, as discovered ...
Condensed Matter
Dec 17, 2010
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An element of Nobel-ity: Michigan Tech's carbon connection
Who ever would have guessed that the business end of Dixon Ticonderoga No. 2 pencils would someday be the next big thing? John Jaszczak, perhaps.
Nanomaterials
Dec 13, 2010
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How to make graphene with a pencil and sticky tape (w/ Videos)
(PhysOrg.com) -- In a video that communicates science achievements to people of all backgrounds, physicist and TV presenter Jonathan Hare explains how to make graphene from a graphite pencil and a piece of Scotch tape. The ...
Structure of new form of super-hard carbon identified
(PhysOrg.com) -- An experiment in 2003 formed what was believed to be a new form of carbon, but the findings were controversial. Now two teams of scientists have used different means to identify a three-dimensional network ...
Graphene: Singles and the few
(PhysOrg.com) -- A timely review analyzing the correlation of synthesis methods and physical properties of single-layer and few-layered graphene flakes.
Nanomaterials
Nov 8, 2010
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Watching nanosheets and molecules transform under pressure could lead to stronger materials
(PhysOrg.com) -- When it comes to tests of strength, graphite -- actually layered sheets of carbon atoms -- fares badly. Subject it to ultra-high pressure, though, and graphite becomes diamond, the hardest substance known, ...
Nanomaterials
Oct 20, 2010
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Research gives insight into using graphene in electronics
(PhysOrg.com) -- New findings from the laboratory of University of Illinois researcher Joe Lyding are providing valuable insight into graphene, a single two-dimensional layer of graphite with numerous electronic and mechanical ...
Nanomaterials
Sep 22, 2010
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ORNL graphite foam technology licensed to LED North America
Technology developed at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory that extends the life of light-emitting diode lamps has been licensed to LED North America.
Engineering
Aug 27, 2010
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