Industrial by-products purposed for geopolymer cement
Waste from power generators and alumina refineries can now be used to produce an alternative to Portland cement.
Engineering
Jul 30, 2013
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Small mechanical forces have big impact on embryonic stem cells
Applying a small mechanical force to embryonic stem cells could be a new way of coaxing them into a specific direction of differentiation, researchers at the University of Illinois report. Applications for force-directed ...
Materials Science
Oct 18, 2009
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Researchers tune the strain in graphene drumheads to create quantum dots
Researchers have shown that they can tune the strain in graphene suspended like drumheads over microscopic holes in a substrate of silicon oxide using the tip of an advanced scanning probe microscope and a conducting plate ...
Nanomaterials
Jun 21, 2012
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Shining light on the elusive carbon nanotube
Michael Blades shakes a small bottle of liquid and watches as tiny black specks swirl around. Each speck represents a cluster of millions of carbon nanotubes (CNTs).
Nanomaterials
Oct 20, 2011
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Polymers that mimic chameleon skin
Biological tissues have complex mechanical properties – soft-yet-strong, tough-yet-flexible – that are difficult to reproduce using synthetic materials. An international team has managed to produce a biocompatible synthetic ...
Polymers
Mar 30, 2018
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Highlighting an 'innovative approach' to research into 2D materials
New research from Lancaster University presents an "innovative approach" to investigating the heat conductivity of novel two-dimensional materials. The work paves the way for creating efficient waste heat scavengers that ...
Nanophysics
Jul 18, 2023
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New technique for cooling molecules may be stepping stone to quantum computing
(Phys.org) —The next generation of computers promises far greater power and faster processing speeds than today's silicon-based based machines. These "quantum computers"—so called because they would harness the unique ...
General Physics
Mar 27, 2013
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High-speed images capture patterns by which raindrops spread pathogens among plants
Farmers have long noted a correlation between rainstorms and disease outbreaks among plants. Fungal parasites known as "rust" can grow particularly rampant following rain events, eating away at the leaves of wheat and potentially ...
Engineering
Feb 3, 2015
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Chemists create faster-degrading plastic for marine uses
To address the plastic environmental crisis, Cornell chemists have developed a new polymer with ample strength in a marine setting that is poised to degrade by ultraviolet radiation, according to research published March ...
Materials Science
Apr 20, 2020
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Fast, noninvasive technique for probing cells may reveal disease
The stiffness or elasticity of a cell can reveal much about whether the cell is healthy or diseased. Cancer cells, for instance, are known to be softer than normal, while asthma-affected cells can be rather stiff.
General Physics
Aug 3, 2017
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