The spaghetti-like internal structure of most plastics makes it hard for them to cast away heat, but a University of Michigan research team has made a plastic blend that does so 10 times better than its conventional counterparts.
Polymers
Nov 25, 2014
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A recent mechanical engineering doctoral graduate has created a material for welding in extreme conditions that could minimize equipment needed and operator hazards.
Materials Science
Jul 24, 2020
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(Phys.org) —A University of California, Riverside Bourns College of Engineering professor and a team of researchers published a paper today that show how they solved an almost century-old problem that could further help ...
Nanophysics
Mar 7, 2013
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It could be a fun party trick – put your cell phone down on a table and watch it fade into the woodwork – or part of a lifesaving technology used by industry or the military.
Engineering
Aug 19, 2014
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A promising new adhesive material was born out of a scrap.
Robotics
May 29, 2015
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A mechanical engineering professor has taken the wraps off his vehicle that is designed to become a next-generation wheelchair. As its formal name suggests, this is the Personal Mobile Vehicle, or Permoveh ...
A floating weed that clogs waterways around the world has at least one redeeming feature: It's inspired a high-tech waterproof coating intended for boats and submarines.
Nanomaterials
Nov 10, 2011
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Long lines at store checkouts could be history if a new technology created in part at Rice University comes to pass.
Nanophysics
Mar 18, 2010
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MIT researchers have produced a new kind of photovoltaic cell based on sheets of flexible graphene coated with a layer of nanowires. The approach could lead to low-cost, transparent and flexible solar cells that could be ...
Nanomaterials
Dec 21, 2012
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Discovering new materials and drugs typically involves a manual, trial-and-error process that can take decades and cost millions of dollars. To streamline this process, scientists often use machine learning to predict molecular ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Jul 7, 2023
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