This innovation allows nanoparticles to be incorporated and evenly dispersed in a polymer mould in a very low proportion. The new process has produced a new material which increases mechanical as well as friction resistance, thereby maintaining the brackets' transparency.
Oct 29th, 2012
Read moreIngesting silver - in antimicrobial health tonics or for extensive medical treatments involving silver - can cause argyria, condition in which the skin turns grayish-blue. Brown researchers have discovered how that happens.
Oct 29th, 2012
Read moreThe coatings increase the life of pieces posed to abrasion in various industries such as fabrication of airplane sand automobiles.
Oct 29th, 2012
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For the first time, scientists precisely place and test more than ten thousand carbon nanotube devices in a single chip using mainstream manufacturing processes.
Oct 28th, 2012
Read moreScientists have developed a prototype ultra-sensitive sensor that would enable doctors to detect the early stages of diseases and viruses with the naked eye.
Oct 28th, 2012
Read moreResearchers succeeded in the production of fiber electrodes consisted of polyaniline, multi-walled carbon nanotube and metal oxide nanoparticles through wet spinning method to be used in electrochemical capacitors.
Oct 28th, 2012
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A team of researchers at Stanford and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory has developed a mix of materials that shows promise as a cost-effective alternative to standard batteries - able to quickly and efficiently charge and discharge their energy over thousands of charges, with no energy loss after 1,000 charges.
Oct 27th, 2012
Read moreResearchers succeeded in the production of a porous layer of titanium dioxide nanotubes on the titanium surface by using titanium as the sub-layer and its anodization in organic solutions.
Oct 27th, 2012
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Rice University lab creates simple method for flexible, conductive carbon nanotube sheets.
Oct 27th, 2012
Read moreUC Riverside and The Idea Zoo, Inc., sign license agreement to commercialize research performed in Yadong Yin's lab
Oct 26th, 2012
Read moreBy using a variety of materials not commonly associated with MEMS technology, a team from Brigham Young University has created stronger microstructures that can form precise, tall and narrow 3-D shapes - characteristics that were never before possible in MEMS.
Oct 26th, 2012
Read morePhotovoltaic cell efficiency may soon get a big boost, thanks to next-generation antireflection coatings crafted from nanomaterials capable of cutting down on the amount of light reflected away from a cell's surface.
Oct 26th, 2012
Read moreScientists are using a layering technique developed for microchip manufacturing to build nanoscale 'bowls' that protect miniature metal catalysts from the harsh conditions of biofuel refining. Furthermore, the size, shape, and composition of the nanobowls can easily be tailored to enhance their functionality and specificity.
Oct 26th, 2012
Read moreA research team at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) has developed a novel system for examining and measuring nanoscale thermal conductance at the interface between two materials.
Oct 26th, 2012
Read moreScientists have succeeded in creating near-atomically flat silicon, of the orientation used by the electronics industry, in a room temperature reaction. The flat silicon might one day serve as the base for new biological and chemical sensors.
Oct 26th, 2012
Read moreA team of researchers led by Ray Phaneuf, a professor of materials science and engineering at the University of Maryland, College Park, has partnered with The Walters Art Museum in Baltimore to investigate less labor-intensive ways to protect silver artifacts from tarnishing.
Oct 26th, 2012
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