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Light but stable: novel cellulose-silica gel composite aerogels

(PhysOrg.com) -- Delicate and translucent as a puff of air, yet mechanically stable, flexible, and possessing amazing heat-insulation properties—these are the properties of a new aerogel made of cellulose ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Jan 27, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Researchers deconstruct the physics of writing with a fountain pen

Wetting a fountain pen to compose a thank-you note is a grand way to express gratitude for a holiday gift, yet we often don’t give a thought to what happens when ink moves from pen to paper. But for a ...

Physics / General Physics

created Dec 30, 2011 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (17) | comments 20 | with audio podcast

Glass that cleans itself

Eyeglasses need never again to be cleaned, and dirty windscreens are a thing of the past! Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research in Mainz and the Technical University Darmstadt are now ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Dec 07, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (10) | comments 4

CNST collaboration tunes viscous drag on superhydrophobic surfaces

(PhysOrg.com) -- By measuring the motion of a vibrating, porous membrane separating water and air, researchers from the NIST Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology, the NIST Physical Measurement Laboratory, the University ...

Physics / General Physics

created Dec 01, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Glass sponges inspire: Hybrid material made of collagen fibers and silica as possible substrate for bone tissue culture

(PhysOrg.com) -- As well as organic structures, mineral structures also play an important role in living organisms. You don’t even have to go as far as seashells or the artful silica scaffolds of diatoms; ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Nov 14, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Discovering oil at micro level

(PhysOrg.com) -- Getting trapped oil out of porous layers of sandstone and limestone is a tricky and costly operation for energy exploration companies the world over. But now, University of Alberta researchers ...

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created Nov 03, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New test measures key properties of polymer thin films and membranes

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated a measurement technique that reliably determines three fundamental mechanical properties of near-nanoscale ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Jul 20, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Supramolecules get time to shine

(PhysOrg.com) -- What looks like a spongy ball wrapped in strands of yarn -- but a lot smaller -- could be key to unlocking better methods for catalysis, artificial photosynthesis or splitting water into hydrogen, ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Jul 12, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Stamping out low cost nanodevices

(PhysOrg.com) -- A simple technique for stamping patterns invisible to the human eye onto a special class of nanomaterials provides a new, cost-effective way to produce novel devices in areas ranging from ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created May 31, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Improving DNA sequencing: Sponge-like biosensor crams enormous power into tiny space

Vanderbilt University engineers have created a "spongy" silicon biosensor that shows promise not only for medical diagnostics, but also for the detection of dangerous toxins and other tiny molecules in the ...

Physics / Optics & Photonics

created May 26, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast


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