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Physicists Find a World of Motion In the Mystery of Aging Glass

Physics / Condensed Matter

created Sep 19, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (11) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Physicists super-cooled a liquid into glass in order to observe the slowing of particles. It's a material that still perplexes researchers despite thousands of years of household and industrial use.


Engineers develop method to disperse chemically modified graphene in organic solvents

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Mar 31, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0

A method for creating dispersed and chemically modified graphene sheets in a wide variety of organic solvents has been developed by a University of Texas at Austin engineering team led by Professor Rod Ruoff, opening the ...





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Periurethral suspension technique results in greater continence rates after radical prostatectomy

Medicine & Health / Other

created Sep 03, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The September issue of European Urology, the official journal of the European Association of Urology, features an article and a video in the Surgery in Motion section by Vipul R. Patel et al, showing that the periurethral suspen ...


The E-springs invention set to shape the next generation of vehicle suspension systems

Cambridge researcher creates revolutionary vehicle suspension design

Technology / Engineering

created Apr 28, 2008 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (46) | comments 3

A new form of suspension that promises to revolutionise the experience of people who drive heavy goods vehicles has been designed by a Cambridge academic.


Researchers bend light through waveguides in colloidal crystals

Physics / General Physics

created Jan 07, 2008 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (10) | comments 0

Researchers at the University of Illinois are the first to achieve optical waveguiding of near-infrared light through features embedded in self-assembled, three-dimensional photonic crystals. Applications for the optically ...


Argonne research unveiling the secrets of nanoparticle haloing

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Jun 05, 2008 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (14) | comments 0

A glass of milk, a gallon of paint, and a bottle of salad dressing all look to the naked eye like liquids. But when viewed under a microscope these everyday liquids, called "colloids," actually contain small globules or ...


NIST reference materials are 'gold standard' for bio-nanotech research

NIST reference materials are 'gold standard' for bio-nanotech research

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Jan 09, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The National Institute of Standards and Technology has issued its first reference standards for nanoscale particles targeted for the biomedical research community—literally “gold standards” for labs studying ...


Whole milk is effective and cost-effective as oral contrast agent

Medicine & Health / Other

created May 30, 2008 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (8) | comments 0

An item commonly found in many homes – whole milk – is just as effective, costs less and is easier on the patient than a diluted (0.1%) barium suspension that is also commonly used as an oral contrast agent in conjunction ...


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Janus particles offer new physics, new technology

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created Mar 13, 2006 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (13) | comments 0

In Roman mythology, Janus was the god of change and transition, often portrayed with two faces gazing in opposite directions. At the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Janus particles are providing ...


Engineers develop better car suspension

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created Nov 09, 2005 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Purdue University mechanical engineers have demonstrated a new method for analyzing the components of automotive suspension systems.


Students design suspension for ultra-fast DiMora Motorcar sport sedan

Technology / Engineering

created Jan 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Automotive-engineering graduate students at the Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research (CU-ICAR) collaborated with a unique vehicle development company to design an automotive suspension system that ...


Scientists explore the physics of bumpy roads

Scientists explore the physics of bumpy roads

Physics / General Physics

created Jul 07, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (4) | comments 2

sand or gravel or snow -- develops ripples that make driving a very shaky experience. A team of physicists from Canada, France and the United Kingdom have recreated this "washboard" phenomenon in the lab with ...



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