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Hydrodynamics of writing with ink

For millennia, writing has been the preferred way to convey information and knowledge from one generation to another. We first developed the ability to write on clay tablets with a point, and then settled ...

Physics / General Physics

created Nov 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

Xerox looks to make color printing more affordable

(AP) -- The economics of color printing in big offices are simple: A page of black and white costs about 2 cents per page, while color runs about 8 cents.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created May 07, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1




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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

Here come the quantum dot TVs and wallpaper

(PhysOrg.com) -- A British firm's quantum dot technology will be used for flat screen TVs and flexible screens, according to the company’s chief executive.

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Dec 13, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (25) | comments 25 | with audio podcast report

Review: Gift guide to e-readers, tablets, $99-$500

Flat, hard packages will be welcome this year. Tablet computers are extremely popular, and electronic reading devices such as the Kindle have matured and come down in price.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Dec 07, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Researchers ink nanostructures with tiny 'soldering iron'

Researchers with the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have shed light on the role of temperature in controlling a fabrication technique for drawing chemical patterns as small as 20 nanometers. ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Nov 07, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Printing off the paper: Pushing the boundaries of the burgeoning technology of 3-D printing

Imagine being able to "print" an entire house. Or a four-course dinner. Or a complete mechanical device such as a cuckoo clock, fully assembled and ready to run. Or a printer capable of printing ... yet another ...

Technology / Engineering

created Sep 14, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (14) | comments 11 | with audio podcast

Blood vessels from your printer

Researchers have been working at growing tissue and organs in the laboratory for a long time. These days, tissue engineering enables us to build up artificial tissue, although science still hasn't been successful ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Sep 13, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Micro-onions and magnetic ink

(PhysOrg.com) -- Microfluidic systems for the easy production of multiphasic emulsion drops and multishelled polymer capsules. Under a microscope they look like miniature onions, in fact, they are new microcapsules introduced ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Aug 08, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Winklevoss twins seek another Facebook hearing

Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss asked Monday for a rehearing of a court ruling that they can't back out of the settlement deal they made in a lawsuit charging that Mark Zuckerberg stole their idea for Facebook.

Technology / Business

created Apr 18, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Caught red-handed: Detection of latent fingerprints through release of fluorescein from a nanofiber mat

(PhysOrg.com) -- When a forensic agent dusts a surface with powder or exposes it to the vapors of an iodine chamber, mystery fans know what is going on: This is how latent fingerprints are made visible so ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Apr 11, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Panasonic quarterly profit jumps 24 percent

(AP) -- Panasonic's quarterly profit jumped 24 percent, driven by strong sales of flat-panel TVs, auto components and solar panels that offset damage from a strong yen.

Technology / Business

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


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