Self-adaptive material heals itself, stays tough
An adaptive material invented at Rice University combines self-healing and reversible self-stiffening properties.
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New theory describes ice's slippery behavior
Winter is coming, promising the usual bouts of frozen precipitation for northern locations. The slickness of snow and ice is a big pain if you're driving, flying or walking, but can be a lot of fun if you strap on a pair ...
Condensed Matter
Dec 8, 2015
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Performance and durability combine in liquid crystal transistors
Crystalline organic semiconductors have attracted a lot of interest for convenient low-cost fabrication by printed electronics. However progress has been stymied by the low thermal durability and reproducibility of these ...
Condensed Matter
Apr 10, 2015
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The science and engineering behind Amsterdam's "Rainbow Station"
If you're passing through the Amsterdam Central train station you may be pleasantly surprised to see a vibrant rainbow projected on the large arch that spans over its platforms. It's the "Rainbow Station" project by artist ...
Optics & Photonics
Dec 15, 2014
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Study helps uncover mechanism behind solid-solid phase transitions
Two solids made of the same elements but with different geometric arrangements of the atoms, or crystal phases, can produce materials with different properties. Coal and diamond offer a spectacular example of this effect.
Condensed Matter
Sep 19, 2014
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New state of liquid crystals discovered
(Phys.org) —New collaborative research, carried out by Dr. Vitaly P. Panov, Research Fellow, and Jagdish K Vij, Honorary Professor of Electronic Materials of Trinity College Dublin's School of Engineering, Department of ...
Condensed Matter
Nov 29, 2013
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Molecular mirror images assigned: Safer drugs thanks to a new solution to a 150-year-old chemistry problem?
Just like gloves, molecules come in so-called left-handed and right-handed versions. Until now, however, it could be determined only with great difficulty whether a certain molecule is right-handed or left-handed. In medicine, ...
Materials Science
Sep 13, 2013
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'Liquid-liquid' phase transition: Researchers identify transformation in low-temperature water
(Phys.org) —Researchers at the University of Arkansas have identified that water, when chilled to a very low temperature, transforms into a new form of liquid.
Condensed Matter
Jul 10, 2013
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New advance in biofuel production: Researchers develop enzyme-free ionic liquid pre-treatment
(Phys.org) —Advanced biofuels – liquid fuels synthesized from the sugars in cellulosic biomass – offer a clean, green and renewable alternative to gasoline, diesel and jet fuels. Bringing the costs of producing these ...
Materials Science
May 9, 2013
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Intriguing state of matter previously predicted in graphene-like materials might not exist after all
Virtually every material undergoes atomic-level ordering when cooled to temperatures approaching absolute zero. Liquid water, for example, is frozen into atomically ordered crystalline ice. However, condensed matter physicists ...
Quantum Physics
May 2, 2013
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