News tagged with cracks
Under the microscope #7
In this video Dr Ingrid Graz shows us a thin layer of gold on top of rubber. Cracks in the gold allow it to stretch and we can use this for stretchable electronics.
Feb 10, 2012 |
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Avalanche of reactions at the origin of life
The origin of life is seen as the formation of the first biomolecules which may be subject to multiplication and further development. Hitherto it was unclear, which reactions could have triggered the evolution of this ur-metabolism. ...
Jan 19, 2012 |
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Research teams develop rolling microcapsules to repair micro-sized defects in surfaces
(PhysOrg.com) -- Imagine if instead of relying on special x-ray or electrical current testing technology to find really tiny cracks in the skin that covers an airplane, microcapsules filled with easily detected ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jan 10, 2012 |
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New data finds regions of North America have remained extremely stable for more than one billion years
Like lines in a deeply weathered face, the cracks and fissures in the Earth’s crust reveal a long and tumultuous lifetime. Massive continent-bearing plates have come together and broken apart, setting ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jan 06, 2012 |
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Brazil moves to combat 'crack epidemic'
The Brazilian government on Wednesday launched a war on what it called a "crack epidemic", including medical treatment for addicts and a crackdown on trafficking, particularly in border areas.
Dec 07, 2011 |
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Listening to the stars
It is almost night on the island of Puerto Rico. Astronomer Joanna Rankin raises her head toward the sky. A few of the brightest stars shine through blue cracks in a ragged dome of gray clouds. To her back, ...
Dec 01, 2011 |
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Bridge destruction to reveal clues about 'fracture-critical' spans
A civil engineer at Purdue University is taking advantage of the demolition of a bridge spanning the Ohio River to learn more about how bridges collapse in efforts to reduce the annual cost of inspecting large ...
Jul 28, 2011 |
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New graphene discovery boosts oil exploration efforts, could enable self-powered microsensors
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed a new method to harvest energy from flowing water. This discovery aims to hasten the creation of self-powered microsensors for ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jul 19, 2011 |
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Current, not prior, depression predicts crack cocaine use
(Medical Xpress) -- Women who are clinically depressed at the time they enter drug court have a substantially higher risk of using crack cocaine within four months, according to a new study. Because current but not past depression ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 14, 2011 |
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'Sensing skin' could monitor the health of concrete infrastructure continually and inexpensively
In 2009, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) assigned the grade "D" to the overall quality of infrastructure in the U.S. and said that ongoing evaluation and maintenance of structures was one of ...
Jun 29, 2011 |
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Higher return to prison for women without drug abuse programs
Female prisoners who did not participate in a drug treatment program after their release were 10 times more likely to return to prison within one year than other prisoners, a new study has found.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 31, 2011 |
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ElcomSoft undoes Apple's location security fix
(PhysOrg.com) -- ElcomSoft, a Russian computer forensics company that first came to the attention of the public in 2002 when it was sued and cleared of violations of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act for ...
May 25, 2011 |
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Cracks found in protective casings at Bulgaria nuclear plant
Cracks were detected in the protective casings of a number of control rods at Bulgaria's sole nuclear plant, but there has been no release of radioactivity, the plant's operator said Thursday.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
May 05, 2011 |
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NASA finds more cracks on Discovery fuel tank
NASA said Thursday it has found four more small cracks on the metal supports of the shuttle Discovery's external fuel tank, as the aging shuttle undergoes X-ray testing before its final space mission next ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Dec 31, 2010 |
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NASA finds 4th crack on space shuttle fuel tank
(AP) -- NASA has found a fourth crack in the fuel tank for space shuttle Discovery.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 15, 2010 |
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