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Scientists getting warmer on mimicking anti-freeze in nature
May 20, 2016 (SPX)
Researchers from the University of Leeds have taken an important step forward in mimicking nature's prowess at protecting cells from deep-freeze conditions. The...
A digital Rochester Cloak to fit all sizes
May 20, 2016 (SPX)
Using the same mathematical framework as the Rochester Cloak, researchers at the University of Rochester have been able to use flat screen displays to extend th...
UW team first to measure microscale granular crystal dynamics
May 19, 2016 (SPX)
Designing materials that better respond to dynamic loading can help vehicles minimize vibration, better protect military convoys or potentially make buildings s...
Theorists smooth the way to modeling quantum friction
May 19, 2016 (SPX)
Theoretical chemists at Princeton University have pioneered a strategy for modeling quantum friction, or how a particle's environment drags on it, a vexing prob...
Self-healing, flexible electronic material restores functions after many breaks
May 19, 2016 (SPX)
Electronic materials have been a major stumbling block for the advance of flexible electronics because existing materials do not function well after breaking an...
Combining nanotextures with Leidenfrost effect for water repellency
May 18, 2016 (SPX)
Combining superhydrophobic surfaces with Leidenfrost levitation - picture a water droplet hovering over a hot surface rather than making physical contact with i...
Printing metal in midair
May 18, 2016 (SPX)
"Flat" and "rigid" are terms typically used to describe electronic devices. But the increasing demand for flexible, wearable electronics, sensors, antennas and ...
Lockheed, Indra conduct test of new radar system
May 18, 2016 (UPI)
Indra of Spain and Lockheed Martin have demonstrated the integration of new a solid state S-band radar system being developed for a new Spanish frigate. The tes...
Debris Alert: A Crack in the Window
May 18, 2016 (SPX)
In recent days media coverage of space debris activity has been intense. Some commentaries are reminiscent of the hysteria in Chicken Little's report of the sky...
Digital clone testing aims to maximize machine efficiency
May 17, 2016 (SPX)
Just as medical researchers hope to use DNA analysis to help patients live longer and healthier lives, engineers at Sentient Science are looking to better under...
Using laser pulses to direct protons
May 17, 2016 (SPX)
Using ultrashort laser pulses an international team at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich and the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics has manage...
Silver could be the key to gold-standard flexible gadgets
May 16, 2016 (SPX)
Research published in the journals Materials Today Communications and Scientific Reports has described how silver nanowires are proving to be the ideal material...
Scientists take a major leap toward a 'perfect' quantum metamaterial
May 13, 2016 (SPX)
Scientists have devised a way to build a "quantum metamaterial" - an engineered material with exotic properties not found in nature - using ultracold atoms trap...
Dartmouth announces new way to explore mathematical universe
May 12, 2016 (SPX)
An international group of mathematicians at Dartmouth College and other institutions have released a new online resource that provides detailed maps of previous...
Daffodils help inspire design of stable structures
May 12, 2016 (SPX)
In 1940, the Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapsed in dramatic fashion, twisting in the wind before it snapped and plunged into the water below. As wind blew across t...
Exploring the mathematical universe
May 12, 2016 (SPX)
team of more than 80 mathematicians from 12 countries has begun charting the terrain of rich, new mathematical worlds, and sharing their discoveries on the Web....
Distance wireless charging enhanced by magnetic metamaterials
May 12, 2016 (SPX)
Wireless charging of mobile devices is possibly one of the most desired technological milestones. Some devices can already be charged wirelessly by placing the ...
Inter-satellite communications system on way
May 11, 2016 (UPI)
Prototype optical communication terminals for light-based communication between micro-satellites in low-Earth orbit are being developed by LGS Innovations. The ...
Design tool enables novices to create bendable input devices for computers
May 11, 2016 (SPX)
A software tool developed collaboratively by Disney Research and ETH Zurich makes it possible for non-experts to design and build flexible objects that can sens...
Machine learning accelerates the discovery of new materials
May 10, 2016 (SPX)
Researchers recently demonstrated how an informatics-based adaptive design strategy, tightly coupled to experiments, can accelerate the discovery of new materia...
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