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(PhysOrg.com) -- Duke University engineers have created a new generation of lens that could greatly improve the capabilities of telecommunications or radar systems to provide a wide field of view and greater detail. http://www.physorg.com/news180530510.html Physics Sun, 20 Dec 2009 13:00:18 EST news180530510 Boeing's new 787 Dreamliner jet takes to the skies for the first time Tuesday, in a critical milestone for the problem-plagued aircraft seen as key to the future of the US aerospace giant. http://www.physorg.com/news180084125.html Technology Tue, 15 Dec 2009 07:40:03 EST news180084125 (PhysOrg.com) -- Augmented reality (AR) systems are being developed for real applications in store windows and shopping malls in Japan. http://www.physorg.com/news179569499.html Technology Wed, 09 Dec 2009 10:10:01 EST news179569499 (PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists and curiosity seekers who want to know what a partially or completely cloaked object would look like in real life can now get their wish -- virtually. A team of researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in Germany has created a new visualization tool that can render a room containing such an object, showing the visual effects of such a cloaking mechanism and its imperfections. http://www.physorg.com/news177268469.html Physics Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:00:19 EST news177268469 (PhysOrg.com) -- A dentist carrying out root canal treatment will need to use a variety of compounds. These do not always bond together properly and sometimes expensive follow-up treatment has to be performed. But a new class of material meets the requirements and solves the problem. http://www.physorg.com/news176455335.html Chemistry Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:22:53 EST news176455335 As Saturn's rings orbit the planet, a section is typically in the planet's shadow, experiencing a brief night lasting from 6 to 14 hours. However, once approximately every 15 years, night falls over the entire visible ring system for about four days. http://www.physorg.com/news175584836.html Space & Earth Sat, 24 Oct 2009 06:34:51 EST news175584836 Carbon fiber composite materials (CFRPs) not only make cars and airplanes lightweight but also benefit the light weight constructions for valuable bicycle concepts. At the Composites Europe trade show in Stuttgart, Fraunhofer researchers will present a spring-loaded seat post made of CFRPs. http://www.physorg.com/news175356241.html Technology Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:10:03 EST news175356241 When Yahoo Inc. unveiled the details of its anticipated search and advertising partnership with Microsoft Corp. in late July, the reaction from Wall Street mostly ranged from skeptical to disappointed. http://www.physorg.com/news174157484.html Technology Wed, 07 Oct 2009 18:30:01 EST news174157484 (PhysOrg.com) -- It's every violinmaker's dream to produce an instrument to rival the sound of a Stradivarius but now researchers at The University of Nottingham are trying to do just that… using acoustic physics and carbon fibre engineering. http://www.physorg.com/news171897397.html Chemistry Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:17:57 EST news171897397 To protect from potential terrorist attacks, federal buildings and other critical infrastructures are made with special windows that contain blast-resistant glass. However, the glass is thick and expensive. Currently, University of Missouri researchers are developing and testing a new type of blast-resistant glass that will be thinner, lighter and less vulnerable to small-scale explosions. http://www.physorg.com/news171803822.html Chemistry Thu, 10 Sep 2009 12:18:21 EST news171803822 An Internet search and advertising partnership that Yahoo Inc. struck with Microsoft Corp. last month has so far failed to inspire the Sunnyvale, Calif.-based company's investors. http://www.physorg.com/news170833875.html Technology Sun, 30 Aug 2009 08:00:01 EST news170833875 (PhysOrg.com) -- Although the speed of light is constant in a vacuum, light slows down a small amount when traveling through other materials. While it's relatively easy to measure the speed of light in mediums made of one material, it's much more difficult to track light's speed through composite materials. Now, a new technique can determine the speed of light in composite materials by varying the pressure of light. http://www.physorg.com/news168281326.html Physics Sun, 02 Aug 2009 13:49:24 EST news168281326 (PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have combined a trio of shots taken seconds apart through different colored filters to create a special-effects portrait of a moving dust devil on Mars. http://www.physorg.com/news166807575.html Space & Earth Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:00:03 EST news166807575 A team of researchers from DuPont and Lehigh University has reported a breakthrough in the quest to produce carbon nanotubes (CNTs) that are suitable for use in electronics, medicine and other applications. http://www.physorg.com/news166279485.html Nanotechnology Wed, 08 Jul 2009 13:45:42 EST news166279485 Tooth-colored fillings may be more attractive than silver ones, but the bonds between the white filling and the tooth quickly age and degrade. A Medical College of Georgia researcher hopes a new nanotechnology technique will extend the fillings' longevity. http://www.physorg.com/news165675697.html Nanotechnology Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:20:01 EST news165675697 Advanced composite materials are playing a vital role in improved design and reduced operating costs for renewable energy technologies. Research presented today will highlight how wind, marine and solar power could address these challenges within the renewable energy industry. http://www.physorg.com/news165567084.html Technology Tue, 30 Jun 2009 08:10:01 EST news165567084 (PhysOrg.com) -- `Light scattering` and `optical performance` are two concepts that usually head in opposite directions, but they have recently been shown to walk happily hand-in-hand. The results are impressive laser output from some new composite materials and the potential for making commercially viable solid-state dye lasers. http://www.physorg.com/news163332279.html Nanotechnology Thu, 04 Jun 2009 11:04:55 EST news163332279 A collaboration between researchers at the University of Surrey`s Advanced Technology Institute (ATI) and the School of Physics at Trinity College Dublin have discovered that you can produce a composite of carbon nanotubes embedded in a polymer that gives outstanding performance as an electron emitter material. Under high voltage these electrons strike a phosphor screen producing the familiar colours of red, green and blue and opens up the possibility of highly efficient large area field emission displays as well as possible uses as low power back lighting units in LCD televisions. http://www.physorg.com/news158489259.html Nanotechnology Thu, 09 Apr 2009 09:48:14 EST news158489259 A new type of eco-friendly residential house made of bamboo now stands in Changsha, Hunan Province, China. http://www.physorg.com/news158409739.html Technology Wed, 08 Apr 2009 11:42:43 EST news158409739 (PhysOrg.com) -- A research group from the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel has discovered that adding carbon nanotubes to a widely used commercial plastic can greatly strengthen it. Their work is one example of how incorporating carbon nanotubes into plastics and other materials can yield composites with much improved properties. http://www.physorg.com/news158326124.html Nanotechnology Tue, 07 Apr 2009 12:29:33 EST news158326124 A team of University of Kansas engineers is testing a new class of devices that could double the life of America's existing bridges using composite materials. http://www.physorg.com/news157964806.html Technology Fri, 03 Apr 2009 08:07:16 EST news157964806 A new research discovery at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute could lead to tougher, more durable composite frames for aircraft, watercraft, and automobiles. http://www.physorg.com/news157284703.html Nanotechnology Thu, 26 Mar 2009 11:12:13 EST news157284703 MIT engineers are using carbon nanotubes only billionths of a meter thick to stitch together aerospace materials in work that could make airplane skins and other products some 10 times stronger at a nominal increase in cost. http://www.physorg.com/news155394540.html Nanotechnology Wed, 04 Mar 2009 13:09:29 EST news155394540 (PhysOrg.com) -- What began as an MIT student project has evolved into a working prototype of a two-seater airplane that can be quickly converted into a road-worthy car. The car-plane has begun test flights and is expected to go on sale next year. But at a price similar to that of a new Lamborghini, this is one car that you really don't want to get dinged in traffic. http://www.physorg.com/news152896737.html Technology Tue, 03 Feb 2009 15:20:00 EST news152896737 A device that can bestow invisibility to an object by "cloaking" it from visual light is closer to reality. After being the first to demonstrate the feasibility of such a device by constructing a prototype in 2006, a team of Duke University engineers has produced a new type of cloaking device, which is significantly more sophisticated at cloaking in a broad range of frequencies. http://www.physorg.com/news151251853.html Physics Thu, 15 Jan 2009 14:24:13 EST news151251853 Froghoppers, also known as spittlebugs, are the champion insect jumpers, capable of reaching heights of 700 mm - more than 100 times their own body length. Research published today in the open access journal BMC Biology reveals that they achieve their prowess by flexing bow-like structures between their hind legs and wings and releasing the energy in one giant leap in a catapult-like action. http://www.physorg.com/news141987595.html Biology Tue, 30 Sep 2008 09:59:55 EST news141987595 3M will launch their MPro110 mini projector later this month. With its composite video input, you can use it for presentations, playing games, or watching movies. You can even connect you iPod to the projector and watch movies on a table or wall. http://www.physorg.com/news140703098.html Electronics Mon, 15 Sep 2008 13:11:38 EST news140703098