The research involves a process that is also less harmful to the environment because it uses water to reduce the amount of polymer needed to bind the metal and…
Their findings could lay the groundwork for future researchers seeking to develop a new generation of computer chips and other information-storage devices that…
Their findings could lay the groundwork for future researchers seeking to develop a new generation of computer chips and other information-storage devices that…
The work, by Dongchan Jang, senior postdoctoral scholar, and Julia R. Greer, assistant professor of materials science and mechanics at Caltech, could…
When cement powder is mixed with water, a series of complex chemical reactions and physical changes takes place. The final result – cement paste – is a…
Stephan Link wants to understand how nanomaterials align, and his lab's latest work is a step in the right direction. Link's Rice University group has found a…
Graphene is a 2-dimensional layer of tightly bound carbon atoms arranged in hexagonal arrays. Sheets of graphene are the building blocks of graphite. Due to…
Deep within the Kairei Indian hydrothermal vent field, two-and-one-half miles below the central Indian Ocean, scientists have discovered a gastropod mollusk,…
New insights about a tiny snail that lives on the ocean floor could help scientists design better armor for soldiers and vehicles, according to MIT researchers.
In an important first for a promising new technology, scientists have used a quantum computer to calculate the precise energy of molecular hydrogen. This…
The snow's perfect and the biathlete's in top form. He's one of the best – he can win the race. Often there's only a few thousandths of a second between the…
Researchers from Leeds' Faculty of Engineering have discovered how to recover significant quantities of rare-earth oxides, present in titanium dioxide…
“We wanted to get larger amounts of cerium into glass, because of its beneficial properties, and then investigate the properties of the glasses,” said Jen…
A new microscopic system devised by researchers in MIT's department of materials science and engineering could provide a novel method for moving tiny objects…
The goal of a new research project at the Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V. (LZH) is to weld electronic components for televisions, cell phones, computers etc….
As a result, the high performance acetal homopolymers, which are categorized by their viscosity, are well within the formaldehyde emission requirements of the…