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Antibacterial plaster could put a clean sheen on walls

Scientists in China are reporting development and testing of new self-sanitizing plaster with more powerful antibacterial effects than penicillin. The material could be used in wall coatings, paints, art works and other products. ...

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NDSU nano research could impact flexible electronic devices

A discovery by a research team at NDSU and the National Institute of Standards and Technology shows the flexibility and durability of carbon nanotube films and coatings are intimately linked to their electronic properties. ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

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Exposure to chemical found in personal care products may contribute to childhood obesity

Researchers from the Children's Environmental Health Center at The Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York have found an association between exposure to the chemical group known as phthalates and obesity in young children ...

Medicine & Health / Health

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Polymer science team designs new nanotech technique for lower-cost materials repair

(PhysOrg.com) -- In the super-small world of nanostructures, a team of polymer scientists and engineers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have discovered how to make nano-scale repairs to a damaged ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

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New sensation: Phones that let you feel the world

(AP) -- Sure, today's phones can deliver the sound of a heartbeat. But how would you like to actually feel the throbbing?

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jan 12, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 2

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

created Jan 10, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 2 | with audio podcast report

In ancient Pompeii, trash and tombs went hand in hand

(PhysOrg.com) -- Cemeteries in ancient Pompeii were “mixed-use developments” with a variety of purposes that included serving as an appropriate site to toss out the trash. That’s according to ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Jan 04, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (5) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

New path to flex and stretch electronics: Researchers develop solution-based fabrication technique

(PhysOrg.com) -- Imprinting electronic circuitry on backplanes that are both flexible and stretchable promises to revolutionize a number of industries and make "smart devices" nearly ubiquitous. Among the ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Dec 13, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

'Label-free' imaging tool tracks nanotubes in cells, blood for biomedical research

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers have demonstrated a new imaging tool for tracking structures called carbon nanotubes in living cells and the bloodstream, which could aid efforts to perfect their use in biomedical ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Dec 05, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Single-walled carbon nanotubes may serve as ideal probing tips to study friction, lubrication and wear at the microscale

Studying microscopic interactions at single asperities is vital for the understanding of friction and lubrication at the macroscale. Surface probe instruments with carbon nanotube tips may enable such investigations, ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Nov 29, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Ultrafine processing technology continues its evolution

The performance of optical and electronic components such as lenses and semiconductors is strongly influenced by the precision of surface grinding, which involves shaping the surface, and polishing, and provides ...

Technology / Engineering

created Nov 21, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0


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