News tagged with aerospace materials
'Nanostitching' could strengthen airplane skins, more
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Mar 04, 2009 |
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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 ...
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'Digging into Data Challenge' grant awarded
Technology / Computer Sciences
7 hours ago |
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A professor at Tufts University will lead a team of international researchers to explore how humanities scholars can use data analysis to track topics about the Greco-Roman world as they appear in a million documents, spanning ...
Keeping Mars Contained
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
10 hours ago |
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When robotic spacecraft bring a sample of Mars back to Earth, scientists will need specially-designed facilities to study the samples and prevent them from escaping to the outside world.
Secret behind the composition of the varnish on Stradivari violins revealed
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
12 hours ago |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Antonio Stradivari is the most famous instrument maker of all time. He was especially famous for his violins, which he produced in Cremona from about 1665 until his death in 1737. In particular, ...
Gifts for your favorite geek
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
13 hours ago |
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In the spirit of the season, I've picked out 10 geeky gifts that cost less than $100. Some are practical. Some are fun. All would be good additions to your gift list for friends and family -- or your own wish list. (Ranked ...
Nature's fine designs: Scientists find modern lessons in ancient creations
15 hours ago |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Nature and its bottom-up processes for creating robust and responsive materials are inspiring new generations of synthetic materials and creative design.
Small companies add value by sharing commercial information
Dec 03, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Small companies prepared to share commercially sensitive information can add value and develop new services for their customers, using a distributed track-and-trace software solution.
CSIRO researchers create giant waves -- virtually
Technology / Computer Sciences
Dec 03, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- CSIRO scientists have created 'rogue waves' more than 20 metres high and smashed them into virtual oil and gas production platforms to compare different mooring designs.
Lasers used to make first boron-nitride nanotube yarn (w/ Video)
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Dec 02, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers have used lasers to create the first practical macroscopic yarns from boron nitride fibers, opening the door for an array of applications, from radiation-shielded spacecraft to ...
'Smell of old books' offers clues to help preserve them
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Dec 02, 2009 |
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Scientists may not be able to tell a good book by its cover, but they now can tell the condition of an old book by its smell. In a report in ACS' Analytical Chemistry, a semi-monthly journal, they describe develo ...
Research shows some plants can remove indoor pollutants
Dec 02, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Some plants have the ability to drastically reduce levels of indoor pollutants, according to new research at the University of Georgia. Researchers showed that certain species can effectively ...
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