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Nanophysics Aug 7, 2015

Heart-shaped Li-ion battery printed on a cup shows batteries can be printed almost anywhere

Scientists have developed a new technique that can print batteries on almost any surface, which is expected to be essential for future flexible electronics such as roll-up displays, smart electronic clothing, and Google Glass-type ...

Soft Matter Jul 13, 2015

Bacteria used to create superfluids

(Âé¶¹ÒùÔº)—A team of researchers with Université Paris-Sud and Université P.M. Curie/Université Paris-Diderot, both in France, has discovered that putting certain types of bacteria into an ordinary fluid, can cause it ...

Earth Sciences Jun 30, 2015

Research redefines the properties of faults when rock melts

Geoscientists at the University of Liverpool have used friction experiments to investigate the processes of fault slip.

Materials Science Jun 3, 2015

Researchers develop ultra-tough fiber that imitates the structure of spider silk

Professors Frederick Gosselin and Daniel Therriault, along with their master's student Renaud Passieux, are not related to Spiderman. Nevertheless, these Polytechnique Montreal researchers have produced an ultra-tough polymer ...

Materials Science Apr 21, 2015

Microalgae used for green asphalt

Microalgae offer a highly promising alternative to petroleum products without competing for resources used in the food industry. They have now been used for the first time to make asphalt. Researchers have recently proved ...

Other Apr 20, 2015

Researchers formulate new yogurts with high protein content and higher satiating capacity

Researchers of the Universitat Politècnica de València and the Instituto de Agroquímica y Tecnología de Alimentos (IATA) of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) have obtained in the laboratory a new yogurt with ...

Soft Matter Mar 6, 2015

Mathematicians model fluids at the mesoscale

When it comes to boiling water—or the phenomenon of applying heat to a liquid until it transitions to a gas—is there anything left for today's scientists to study? The surprising answer is, yes, quite a bit. How the bubbles ...

Condensed Matter Jan 22, 2015

Supercomputer simulations yield method for predicting behavior of new concrete formulas

Just because concrete is the most widely used building material in human history doesn't mean it can't be improved. A recent study conducted by researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the ...

Energy & Green Tech Dec 10, 2014

'Smart windows' have potential to keep heat out and save energy

Windows allow brilliant natural light to stream into homes and buildings. Along with light comes heat that, in warm weather, we often counter with energy-consuming air conditioning. Now scientists are developing a new kind ...

General Âé¶¹ÒùÔºics Nov 17, 2014

Granular model explains unusual behavior in sand

From a mechanical perspective, granular materials are stuck between a rock and a fluid place, with behavior resembling neither a solid nor a liquid. Think of sand through an hourglass: As grains funnel through, they appear ...

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