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Water droplets direct self-assembly process in thin-film materials

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created 8 hours ago | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 2

You can think of it as origami - very high-tech origami. Researchers at the University of Illinois have developed a technique for fabricating three-dimensional, single-crystalline silicon structures from thin films by coupling ...


Tiny bubbles clean oil from water

Tiny bubbles clean oil from water

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Nov 16, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Small amounts of oil leave a fluorescent sheen on polluted water. Oil sheen is hard to remove, even when the water is aerated with ozone or filtered through sand. Now, a University of Utah engineer has developed ...


Climate studies to benefit from 12 years of satellite aerosol data

Climate studies to benefit from 12 years of satellite aerosol data

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Aerosols, very small particles suspended in the air, play an important role in the global climate balance and in regulating climate change. They are one of the greatest sources of uncertainty in climate change ...


New look for antiques

New look for antiques: Paintings and gilt surfaces can be effectively and gently restored with water-based microemulsion

Chemistry / Polymers

created Oct 26, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- In the past, restoration of paintings and other old artwork often involved application of acrylic resins to consolidate and protect them. One of the most important tasks for modern restorers ...



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