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Simple 3-D fabrication technique for bio-inspired hierarchical structures

Apr 22, 2016 (SPX)

Nature is no doubt the world's best biological engineer, whose simple, exquisite but powerful designs have inspired scientists and engineers to tackle the chall...

Thanks, actin, for the memories

Apr 22, 2016 (SPX)

Thank the little "muscles" in your neurons for allowing you to remember where you live, what your friends and family look like and a lot more. New research at R...

Laser source for biosensors

Apr 22, 2016 (SPX)

In the area of nano photonics, scientists for the first time succeeded in integrating a laser with an organic gain medium on a silicon photonic chip. This appro...

Indian space scientists produce world's lightest synthetic material

Apr 22, 2016 (XNA)

Indian scientists have come up with what they claim is the world's lightest material called silica aerogel or blue air, local media reported Thursday. A team at...

Generation of tailored magnetic materials

Apr 22, 2016 (SPX)

Every day, new technologies require more precision in the intrinsic properties of the materials used. To meet increasingly specific requirements, physicists are...

'Weirdest martensite': Century-old smectic riddle finally solved

Apr 22, 2016 (SPX)

Using the latest computer game technology, a Cornell-led team of physicists has come up with a "suitably beautiful" explanation to a puzzle that has baffled res...

A laser for your eyes

Apr 22, 2016 (SPX)

A team of the Lomonosov Moscow State University scientists and the Belarusian National Technical University has created a unique laser, which is a compact light...

Electrons slide through the hourglass on surface of bizarre material

Apr 20, 2016 (SPX)

A team of researchers at Princeton University has predicted the existence of a new state of matter in which current flows only through a set of surface channels...

NASA studies 3D printing for building densely populated electronics

Apr 20, 2016 (SPX)

As detector assemblies get smaller and denser - packed with electronic components that all must be electrically connected to sense and read out signals - it's b...

Hanwha Thales preferred bidder for KF-X radar contract

Apr 20, 2016 (UPI)

Hanwha Thales has been selected as the preferred bidder by the South Korean military for development of an advanced radar system for the Korean Fighter Experime...

Students observe damaged Hitomi X-ray satellite and debris

Apr 20, 2016 (SPX)

Engineering Physics students at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University's Daytona Beach Campus have made several high-cadence telescope observations of the recentl...

Mysterious 'four-dimensional' iron oxide explained

Apr 20, 2016 (SPX)

An international group of researchers including Russian scientists from the Moscow State University has been studying the behaviour of the recently-discovered F...

Researchers discover liquid spiral vortex

Apr 19, 2016 (UPI)

Researchers in Japan discovered a liquid spiral vortex at the intersection of two water pipes. The goal of the scientists was to better understand how the geome...

Coding and computers help spot methane, explosives

Apr 18, 2016 (SPX)

A modern twist on an old technology could soon help detect rogue methane leaks, hidden explosives and much more. A Duke University team is using software to dra...

Elusive state of superconducting matter discovered after 50 years

Apr 18, 2016 (SPX)

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory, Cornell University, and collaborators have produced the first direct evidence of a...

Progress of simulating dynamics in heterogeneous materials

Apr 18, 2016 (SPX)

Dynamical responses of heterogeneous materials are far from clear to scientists, although they are common phenomena in engineering applications. The research is...

Strathclyde-led project to open up space technology to new nations

Apr 18, 2016 (SPX)

Space technology opportunities are to be opened up to emerging nations in a project between the UK and Mexico, led at the University of Strathclyde. The program...

Why sailing to the stars has suddenly become a realistic goal

Apr 18, 2016 (The Conversation)

It takes a bold person to declare that interstellar travel is now within our grasp. Physicist Stephen Hawking has shown that he is just that, taking part in the...

Chinese scientists succeed in micro-g 3D printing test

Apr 18, 2016 (XNA)

Chinese scientists have successfully tested 3D printing at microgravity, the Technology and Engineering Center for Space Utilization (CSU) announced Wednesday. ...

Clearing the way for real-world applications of superhydrophobic surfaces

Apr 15, 2016 (SPX)

In their perspective article in the journal Science, researchers from Aalto University call for consistent and standardized testing of superhydrophobic, i.e. ex...