Organic flash memory developed
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the University of Tokyo have developed a non-volatile memory that has the same basic structure as a flash memory but is made from cheap, flexible, organic materials.
News tagged with organic material
A material that most liquids won't wet
(Phys.org)—A nanoscale coating that's at least 95 percent air repels the broadest range of liquids of any material in its class, causing them to bounce off the treated surface, according to the University of Michigan engineering ...
Nanomaterials
Jan 16, 2013
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We will find organic materials on Asteroid Bennu, says OSIRIS-REx principal investigator
(Phys.org)—In September 2016, NASA plans to launch its first-ever asteroid sample return mission loaded with tasks that will help us better understand the composition of asteroids, their origin, and possibly even Earth's ...
NASA will fly a drone to Titan to search for life
For its next mission in our solar system, NASA plans to fly a drone copter to Saturn's largest moon Titan in search of the building blocks of life, the space agency said Thursday.
Space Exploration
Jun 28, 2019
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Secret ingredient in durable Maya plaster discovered
A team of mineralogists and geologists at the University of Granada has discovered the secret behind the durability of ancient Maya plaster. In their study, reported in Science Advances, the group studied samples of the ancient ...
Tandem polymer solar cells that set record for energy-conversion
(PhysOrg.com) -- In the effort to convert sunlight into electricity, photovoltaic solar cells that use conductive organic polymers for light absorption and conversion have shown great potential. Organic polymers can be produced ...
Optics & Photonics
Feb 13, 2012
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Algorithm predicts the compositions of new materials
A machine-learning algorithm that can predict the compositions of trend-defying new materials has been developed by RIKEN chemists1. It will be useful for finding materials for applications where there is a trade-off between ...
Materials Science
Aug 7, 2020
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Carbon nanotubes turn electrical current into light-matter quasi-particles
Material scientists and physicists from Heidelberg University (Germany) and the University of St Andrews (Scotland) have demonstrated electrical generation of hybrid light-matter particles, so-called exciton-polaritons, by ...
Nanophysics
Jul 18, 2017
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Researchers make sand that flows uphill
Engineering researchers at Lehigh University have discovered that sand can actually flow uphill.
Condensed Matter
Sep 20, 2023
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Scientists to test if life on Mars could be related to life on Earth
Over the course of the Earth's history, about a billion tons of rocks have been exchanged between the Earth and Mars. Scientists think it's possible that one or more of those rocks might have contained tiny microbes that ...
