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Colored diamonds are a superconductor's best friend
Flawed but colorful diamonds are among the most sensitive detectors of magnetic fields known today allowing physicists to explore the minuscule magnetic fields in metals exotic materials and even human tissue University of California Berkeley ... - Read MoreTackling the tiniest technology to make gadgets smaller, faster and more efficient
University of Cincinnati researchers are discovering how to manipulate light to one day better view the world's tiniest objects through a super lens as well as how to hide an object in plain sight Masoud ... - Read MoreSave money and the planet: Turn your old milk jugs into 3-D printer filament
Making your own stuff with a 3D printer is vastly cheaper than what you'd pay for manufactured goods even factoring in the cost of buying the plastic filament Yet you can drive the cost down ... - Read MoreSolution to planet-clogging plastics? Fully compostable bioplastic made from shrimp shells used to make objects
Researchers at Harvard's Wyss Institute have developed a method to carry out large scale manufacturing of everyday objects from cell phones to food containers and toys using a fully degradable bioplastic isolated from shrimp shells ... - Read MoreWhen disaster strikes: Safeguarding networks
Disasters both natural and human caused can damage or destroy data and communications networks Several presentations at the 2014 OFC Conference and Exposition being held March 9 13 in San Francisco Calif USA will present ... - Read MoreFirst step towards 'programmable materials': Sheet metal that never rattles
Researchers from Empa and ETH Zurich have succeeded in producing a prototype of a vibration damping material that could change the world of mechanics forever The material of the future is not only able to ... - Read MoreE-whiskers: Highly sensitive tactile sensors developed for robotics and other applications
Bio-inspired robotic device could aid ankle-foot rehabilitation
Engineering new properties on ultra-thin nanomaterials: Tool opens door for design of new phases of materials
Physicists have engineered novel magnetic and electronic phases in the ultra thin films of in a specific electronic magnetic material opening the door for researchers to design new classes of material for the next generation ... - Read MoreUltra-thin tool heating for injection molding
In future thin film heating will allow plastic parts to be produced with greatly improved surface quality Researchers have also found a way to make the whole process more energy efficient If you have ever ... - Read MoreMost Popular Articles
Released 3 11 2013 5 00 AM EDTSource Newsroom National University of Singapore more news from this source Mar 11 2013 A team of researchers from the National University of Singapore NUS led by Professor ...
In the EU funded project MicroMilk European SMEs together with the University of Hohenheim and the Fraunhofer IGB have developed a novel method for pasteurization of milk with microwaves The system preserves the valuable components ...
All chefs know that you have to break some eggs to make an omelet and that includes engineers at Iowa State University who are using high frequency sound waves to break down plant materials in ...
Released 10 11 2013 9 35 AM EDTEmbargo expired 10 13 2013 1 00 PM EDTSource Newsroom McMaster University more news from this source Oct 15 2013 Hamilton ON Oct 13 2013 Researchers at McMaster ...
A natural shift to stronger warm El Niño events in the Pacific Ocean might be responsible for a substantial portion of the global warming recorded during the past 50 years according to new research at ...
Geochemistry analysis conducted by the U S Naval Research Laboratory of fossil sediment injection structures off the New Zealand coast in February and March reveal no presence of modern day expulsions of methane gas a ...
More Materials Science’s Latest News
Natural 3-D counterpart to graphene discovered: New form of quantum matter
Gold nanoparticles help to develop a new method for tracking viruses
Molecular nano-spies to make light work of disease detection
no picA world of cloak and dagger pharmaceuticals has come a step closer with the development of stealth compounds programmed to spring into action when they receive the signal Researchers at the University of Nottingham's School ... - Read MoreResearchers invent 'sideways' approach to 2-D hybrid materials
Engineers make world's fastest organic transistor, herald new generation of see-through electronics
Neurochemistry
How a Mutant Worm's Reaction to a Foul Smell Could Lead to New Treatment Avenues for Diseaseand remembered it from previous experiments dealing with something totally different ” “Many of science’s great findings are serendipitous ” Yu adds “Our story shows why it’s so important for society to support basic science ...
- How Oxytocin Makes a Mom: Hormone Teaches Maternal Brain to Respond to Offspring's Needs
- New high-speed 3-D microscope -- SCAPE -- gives deeper view of living things
- Wireless brain sensor could unchain neuroscience from cables
- Small molecule acts as on-off switch for nature's antibiotic factory: Tells Streptomyces to either veg out or get busy
- Fluorescent sensor developed for detecting nitric oxide, a molecule related to many diseases
Statistical Mechanics
On quantum scales, there are many second laws of thermodynamicsNew research from UCL and the Universities of Gdansk Singapore and Delft has uncovered additional second laws of thermodynamics which complement the ordinary second law of thermodynamics one of the most fundamental laws of nature ...
- String field theory could be the foundation of quantum mechanics: Connection could be huge boost to string theory
- Scientists propose existence and interaction of parallel worlds: Many Interacting Worlds theory challenges foundations of quantum science
- Electrical control of nuclear spin qubits: Important step towards quantum computers
- Quantum engines must break down
- Reconcilable differences: Study uncovers the common ground of scientific opposites
Chemical Engineering
Flexible and transparent pressure sensorHealthcare practitioners may one day be able to physically screen for breast cancer using pressure sensitive rubber gloves to detect tumors owing to a transparent bendable and sensitive pressure sensor newly developed by Japanese and ...
- Queen's University Belfast Scores a World First with Invention of 'Porous Liquid'
- Optimising soft-optoelectronics materials through molecular engineering
- Engineering a multipurpose, environmentally friendly dam
- Fluid-filled pores separate materials with fine precision
- The better to see you with: Prosthetic leg would keep an eye on path ahead
Synthetic chemistry
Researchers develop new, more-efficient selective oxidation catalystSince August 2012 Thomas Manz Chemical and Materials Engineering assistant professor at New Mexico State University and Ph D student Bo Yang have worked to develop a new more efficient selective oxidation catalyst Our new ...
- Origin of life: Chemistry of seabed's hot vents could explain emergence of life
- Detecting Lysosomal pH with Better Fluorescent Probes
- Future antibiotic-making kit for amateurs? Kit could one day be widely available
- New imaging tool targets degenerative diseases
- Discovery could yield more efficient portable electronics, solar cells
Materials Science
In Bird Feathers, Scientists Find Hints About Color of Extinct AnimalsSep 24 2016 In order to discover the true colors of ancient animals scientists are using X rays to closely examine the chemical details of modern bird feathers The researchers were able to map elements ...
- Asphalt-based carbon-capture material advances
- UCLA Chemists Report New Insights About Properties of Matter at the Nanoscale
- 'Sticky waves: ' molecular interactions at the nanoscale
- Quantum Magnets, the Best Biofuel Strain of Switchgrass, Gluons' Influence on Particle Spin, and More from the DOE Office of Science and DOE-Funded National Labs
- Researchers discover new phase of boron nitride and a new way to create pure c-BN
Crystallography
Rodeo in liquid crystal: Unprecedented level of control over defectsScientists have achieved an unprecedented level of control over defects in liquid crystals that can be engineered for applications in liquid matter photonics Sitting with a joystick in the comfort of their chairs scientists can ...
- Second natural quasicrystal ever found in ancient meteorite
- Liquid crystal as lubricant
- Definitive evidence of how zeolites grow: Tracking crystal growth in real time
- Researchers grow liquid crystal 'flowers' that can be used as lenses
- Plasmonic crystal alters to match light-frequency source: Device is like a photonic crystal, but smaller and tunable
Theoretical Chemistry
Large Protein Nanocages Could Improve Drug Design and DeliverySep 17 2016 Using novel computational and biochemical approaches scientists have accurately designed and built from scratch 10 large protein icosahedra polyhedra with 20 faces similar to viral capsids that carry viral DNA The designed ...
- Meet Bethany Jochim: Physics Doctoral Student Studies Laser-Molecule Interactions
- Graphene decharging and molecular shielding
- Scientists Take Key Step Toward Custom-Made Nanoscale Chemical Factories
- New insights into ionic liquids
- How to maximize the superconducting critical temperature in a molecular superconductor
Carbohydrate Chemistry
Ames Lab Discovers Way to Make Alane a Better Hydrogen Fuel Option for VehiclesSep 28 2016 Scientists at the U S Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory in collaboration with several partners have discovered a less expensive more energy efficient way to produce alane – aluminum trihydride – a ...
Chemical Physics
World's Most Sensitive Dark Matter Detector, What to Expect From the Coming Quantum Era and More in the Physics News Source Sponsored by AIPHubble Finds Planet Orbiting Pair of Stars Astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and a trick of nature have confirmed the existence of a planet orbiting two stars in the system OGLE 2007 BLG 349 ...
