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Graphene Outperforms Carbon Nanotubes for Creating Stronger, More Crack-Resistant Materials

(PhysOrg.com) -- Three new studies from researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute illustrate why graphene should be the nanomaterial of choice to strengthen composite materials used in everything from ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Apr 26, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (20) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Carbon copying the 'Stradivarius' sound

(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 ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Sep 11, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (7) | comments 4

Fitter frames: Nanotubes boost structural integrity of composites

A new research discovery at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute could lead to tougher, more durable composite frames for aircraft, watercraft, and automobiles.

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Mar 26, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1




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New family of composite structures

Material scientists at ETH-Zürich are working on composite materials that mimic the structure of seashells. Such complex structures are produced using tiny magnetic particles which guide the composites' ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Jan 13, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Magnetic actuation enables nanoscale thermal analysis

Polymer nano-films and nano-composites are used in a wide variety of applications from food packaging to sports equipment to automotive and aerospace applications. Thermal analysis is routinely used to analyze ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Jan 12, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

French team invents tough, reheatable plastic (w/ video)

A common feature of sailboards, aircraft and electronic circuits is that they all contain resins used for their lightness, strength and resistance. However, once cured, these resins can no longer be reshaped. ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Nov 17, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Patent application for innovative film - possible Indium Tin Oxide replacement

Jude Iroh, professor of materials science and engineering at the University of Cincinnati holds several patents dating to his days as a graduate student. Another may soon be on the way.

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Nov 10, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (9) | comments 14 | with audio podcast

3-D long-term bone marrow culture to analyze stromal cell biological function

Stromal cells, as distinct from hematopoietic cells, are an essential component of the bone marrow microenvironment and are necessary for the long-term maintenance of hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) in vitro. Previous studies ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 02, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Hyperactive Hartley 2 has a split history

The latest analysis of data from NASA's Deep Impact spacecraft shows that comet 103P/Hartley 2 is hyperactive in terms of the material it spews out, compared to the other comets observed up close to date. ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Oct 04, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Built like the Dreamliner: 2013 debut of carbon composite cars

The revolutionary material used to build the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, the Airbus A350 super-jumbo jet, and the military's stealth jet fighter planes is coming down to Earth in a new generation of energy-saving automobiles expected ...

Chemistry / Other

created Sep 28, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

Researchers build a tougher, lighter wind turbine blade

Efforts to build larger wind turbines able to capture more energy from the air are stymied by the weight of blades. A Case Western Reserve University researcher has built a prototype blade that is substantially lighter and ...

Technology / Engineering

created Aug 30, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (7) | comments 6 | with audio podcast

SOHO watches a comet fading away

On Nov. 4, 2010, NASA's EPOXI spacecraft came within 450 miles of Comet Hartley 2, a small comet not even a mile in diameter, which takes about six and a half years to orbit the sun. Designated officially ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jul 28, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Latest EPOXI findings on Comet Hartley 2 published

Comet Hartley 2, is in a hyperactive class of its own compared to other comets visited by spacecraft, says a University of Maryland-led study published in the June 17 issue of the journal Science.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jun 16, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast


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