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Printing 3-D graphene structures for tissue engineering
May 21, 2015 (SPX)
Ever since single-layer graphene burst onto the science scene in 2004, the possibilities for the promising material have seemed nearly endless. With its high el...
Where the rubber meets the road
May 21, 2015 (SPX)
Friction, the force that slows down objects as they slide across a surface, can save lives when car brakes are slammed. Yet despite its obvious importance, no o...
CLAIRE brings electron microscopy to soft materials
May 21, 2015 (SPX)
Soft matter encompasses a broad swath of materials, including liquids, polymers, gels, foam and - most importantly - biomolecules. At the heart of soft material...
New chemical catalysts are less expensive, more sustainable
May 20, 2015 (SPX)
Yale University chemists have helped develop a family of new chemical catalysts that are expected to lower the cost and boost the sustainability of the producti...
China says rare earths export quota scrapped after WTO ruling
May 20, 2015 (AFP)
China on Wednesday told the World Trade Organization that it had scrapped a quota system limiting exports of rare earth minerals after complaints by the US, EU ...
Light it up: Materials crystallize with surprising properties
May 19, 2015 (SPX)
Think about your favorite toys as a child. Did they light up or make funny noises when you touched them? Maybe they changed shape or texture. This week in ACS C...
The Internet wants a laser mounted on the space station
May 19, 2015 (UPI)
A proposal to mount a laser on the International Space Station is finding support among Internet users. A glut of articles about the possible plan to vaporize s...
OPALS Boosts Space-to-Ground Optical Communications Research
May 18, 2015 (JPL)
Ever wonder why stars seem to twinkle? This effect is caused by variations in the density of our atmosphere that cause blurring in light coming from space. It's...
A metal composite that will (literally) float your boat
May 17, 2015 (SPX)
Researchers have demonstrated a new metal matrix composite that is so light that it can float on water. A boat made of such lightweight composites will not sink...
Telescope-Laser Cannons to Clean Up Dangerous Space Junk
May 15, 2015 (Sputnik)
The low Earth orbit is filled with what amounts to an outer space junk yard, left behind by decades of discarded satellites, collisions, and debris. And now Ope...
NASA Challenges Students to Design 3-D Space Containers
May 15, 2015 (SPX)
Calling all students! NASA needs your help to design containers that could be used in space. The 3-D Space Container Challenge is the second in series of Future...
Superhydrophobic glass coating offers clear benefits
May 15, 2015 (SPX)
A moth's eye and lotus leaf were the inspirations for an antireflective water-repelling, or superhydrophobic, glass coating that holds significant potential for...
A climate signal in the global distribution of copper deposits
May 15, 2015 (SPX)
Climate helps drive the erosion process that exposes economically valuable copper deposits and shapes the pattern of their global distribution, according to a n...
Separating rare earth metals with UV light
May 15, 2015 (SPX)
Researchers from the KU Leuven Department of Chemical Engineering have discovered a method to separate two rare earth elements - europium and yttrium - with UV ...
GE engineers used 3-D printer to build jet engine
May 14, 2015 (UPI)
Engineers at General Electric recently used a 3-D printer to build a jet engine, employing a technique called additive manufacturing. Despite the machine's comp...
Researchers develop artificial membranes with programmable surfaces
May 14, 2015 (SPX)
Decorating the outside of cells like tiny antenna, a diverse community of sugar molecules acts like a telecommunications system, sending and receiving informati...
Tiny silicone spheres come out of the mist
May 14, 2015 (SPX)
Technology in common household humidifiers could enable the next wave of high-tech medical imaging and targeted medicine, thanks to a new method for making tiny...
Patria Space unit now part of RUAG
May 13, 2015 (UPI)
Patria of Finland has completed the sale if its Space business unit to Switzerland's RUAG Space for an undisclosed sum. The transaction included all the unit's ...
New modular, scalable radar passes Critical Design Review
May 12, 2015 (UPI)
An advanced integrated air and ballistic missile defense radar for the U.S. Navy has passed a critical design review by Raytheon and the U.S. Navy. The CDR of t...
DARPA developing zoom lens to spot distant space objects more clearly
May 12, 2015 (SPX)
Imaging of Earth from satellites in space has vastly improved in recent years. But the opposite challenge-using Earth-based systems to find, track and provide d...
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