News articles tagged with 'crystalline'
Cement's basic molecular structure finally decoded
— 10 Sep 2009 11:21 | TechnologyIn the 2,000 or so years since the Roman Empire employed a naturally occurring form of cement to build a vast system of concrete aqueducts and other large edifices, researchers have... — full story
Scientists unlock optical secrets of jewel beetles
— 23 Jul 2009 18:00 | BiologyA small green beetle may have some interesting lessons to teach scientists about optics and liquid crystals - complex mechanisms the insect uses to create a shell so strikingly beautiful... — full story
Israeli researchers discover new forms of explosive favoured by terrorists
— 22 May 2009 12:35 | ChemistryResearchers at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology have discovered never-before-seen polymorphic crystalline structures of triacetone-triperoxide (TATP), the easy-to-make but... — full story
Focus on the formation of bones, teeth and shells
— 15 May 2009 10:48 | TechnologyResearchers at Eindhoven University of Technology for the first time have shown the earliest stages in biomineralisation, the process that leads to the formation of bones, teeth and... — full story
Spitzer catches star cooking up comet crystals
— 14 May 2009 08:01 | AstronomyScientists have long wondered how tiny silicate crystals, which need sizzling high temperatures to form, have found their way into frozen comets, born in the deep freeze of the solar... — full story
Terahertz waves are effective probes for IC heat barriers
— 7 May 2009 10:34 | TechnologyBy modifying a commonly used commercial infrared spectrometer to allow operation at long-wave terahertz frequencies, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology... — full story
Breaking the ties that bind: New hope for biomass fuels
— 23 Apr 2009 13:47 | TechnologyLos Alamos National Laboratory researchers have discovered a potential chink in the armour of fibres that make the cell walls of certain inedible plant materials so tough. The insight... — full story
Deep-sea rocks point to early oxygen on Earth
— 25 Mar 2009 14:26 | Geology and palaeontologyRed jasper cored from layers 3.46 billion years old suggests that not only did the oceans contain abundant oxygen then, but that the atmosphere was as oxygen rich as it is today, according... — full story
Glass you can build with
— 24 Mar 2009 17:30 | TechnologyThe normal structure of metals is crystalline. Glass, on the other hand, is amorphous. But it's possible to make amorphous forms of metal, metallic glasses, which can be remarkably... — full story
Accidental discovery has potential for new applications in packaging
— 7 Feb 2009 12:44 | TechnologyA recent discovery at Case Western Reserve University may help keep food and drugs safer and fresher longer and electronic equipment dryer and more secure than ever before - all at... — full story