News tagged with microstructure
IBM scientists create rapid disease diagnostic chip (w/ Video)
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Nov 19, 2009 |
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IBM scientists have created a one-step point-of-care-diagnostic test, based on an innovative silicon chip, that requires less sample volume, is significantly faster, portable, easy to use, and can test for ...
Regular Light Bulbs Made Super-Efficient with Ultra-Fast Laser
May 29, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- An ultra-powerful laser can turn regular incandescent light bulbs into power-sippers, say optics researchers at the University of Rochester. The process could make a light as bright as a 100-watt ...
Researchers closer to the ultimate green 'fridge magnet'
May 15, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists are a step closer to making environmentally-friendly 'magnetic' refrigerators and air conditioning systems a reality, thanks to new research published today in Advanced Materials.
Power thrust for spider silk
Apr 24, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Spiderman would definitely have an easier time of things with this spider silk - for example, if he had to stop a getaway car moving off at 100 kilometres per hour. A five-millimetre-thick ...
Researchers Crack the Mystery of Resilient Teeth
Apr 17, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- After years of biting and chewing, how are human teeth able to remain intact and functional? A team of researchers from The George Washington University and other international scholars have ...
