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Inspired by nature, researchers create tougher metal materials
Drawing inspiration from the structure of bones and bamboo researchers have found that by gradually changing the internal structure of metals they can make stronger tougher materials that can be customized for a wide variety ... - Read MoreHow to tell when a sewage pipe needs repair -- before it bursts
The nation's sewer system is a topic most people would prefer to avoid but its aging infrastructure is wearing out and broken pipes leaking raw sewage into streets and living rooms are forcing the issue ... - Read MoreCommon semiconductors stabilized for solar fuels generation
Researchers around the world are trying to develop solar driven generators that can split water yielding hydrogen gas that could be used as clean fuel Such a device requires efficient light absorbing materials that attract ... - Read MoreNew material coating technology mimics nature's lotus effect
Ever stop to consider why lotus plant leaves always look clean The hydrophobic water repelling characteristic of the leaf termed the Lotus effect helps the plant survive in muddy swamps repelling dirt and producing beautiful ... - Read MoreBig step for next-generation fuel cells and electrolyzers
A big step in the development of next generation fuel cells and water alkali electrolyzers has been achieved with the discovery of a new class of bimetallic nanocatalysts that are an order of magnitude higher ... - Read MoreImproving the reliability of electronic devices by mitigating corrosive effects
A study of the thermodynamic properties of copper connections uncovers a route to improving the reliability of electronic devices One in five electronic device failures is a result of corrosion Bonds the metal connections that ... - Read MoreMicroscopic fountain pen adds new functionality to AFM microscopy
Supercomputers join search for 'cheapium': Brute force computing used to find new materials
In the search for cheaper materials that mimic their purer more expensive counterparts researchers are abandoning hunches and intuition for theoretical models and pure computing power In a new study researchers from Duke University's Pratt ... - Read MoreHow water dissolves stone, molecule by molecule
Accelerated corrosion testing of silver provides clues about performance in atmospheric conditions
The promise of nanotechnology
If the promise of nanotechnology is to be fulfilled then research programs must leapfrog to new nanomanufacturing processes That's the conclusion of a review of the current state of nanoscience and nanotechnology to be published ... - Read MoreVolume of nuclear waste could be reduced by 90 percent, says new research
The researchers from the University of Sheffield's Faculty of Engineering have shown that mixing plutonium contaminated waste with blast furnace slag and turning it into glass reduces its volume by 85 95 per cent It ... - Read MoreResearchers Explore Natural Solution to Rid Plumbing of Pathogens
Released 11 4 2013 8 00 AM ESTSource Newsroom Virginia Tech Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University more news from this source Nov 5 2013 Microbes are everywhere – thousands of species are in your ... - Read MoreBreakthrough in study of aluminum should yield new technological advances
Laser treatments yield smoother metal surfaces
New nuclear fuel-rod cladding could lead to safer power plants
In the aftermath of Japan's earthquake and tsunami in March 2011 the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant was initially driven into shutdown by the magnitude 9.0 quake its emergency generators then failed because they were inundated ... - Read MoreClarification of dynamical process of aluminum surface oxidation
Polymer-coated catalyst protects 'artificial leaf'
Giant planets offer help in faster research on material surfaces
Formula for turning cement into 'metal'
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