News articles tagged with 'dust'
Self-cleaning silicone gel insect wings
— 9 Nov 2009 16:41 | TechnologyResearchers in Australia and the UK are flying the idea that insect wings could act as a model for making self-cleaning, frictionless, and superhydrophobic materials. They discuss the... — full story
'Ultra-primitive' particles found in comet dust
— 3 Nov 2009 09:08 | AstronomyDust samples collected by high-flying aircraft in the upper atmosphere have yielded an unexpectedly rich trove of relicts from the ancient cosmos, report scientists from the Carnegie... — full story
Answering that age-old lament: Where does all this dust come from?
— 29 Oct 2009 09:04 | ChemistryWhere does it come from? Scientists in Arizona are reporting a surprising answer to that question, which has puzzled and perplexed generations of men and women confronted with layers... — full story
Electrostatic surface cleaning
— 10 Oct 2009 10:38 | TechnologyIt's often the little things that count in industrial manufacturing processes. Particles less than half the diameter of a hair in size can significantly impair quality in production.... — full story
Acidic clouds nourish world's oceans
— 6 Oct 2009 20:47 | EnvironmentScientists at the University of Leeds have proved that acid in the atmosphere breaks down large particles of iron found in dust into small and extremely soluble iron nanoparticles,... — full story
Tracing ultra-fine dust
— 6 Oct 2009 17:04 | HealthFine particle emissions have been the subject of heated debate for years. People who live near industrial plants see the smoke being discharged into the atmosphere and wonder how harmful... — full story
Twin Keck telescopes probe dual dust disks
— 26 Sep 2009 13:00 | AstronomyAstronomers using the twin 10-metre telescopes at the W. M. Keck Observatory in Hawaii have explored one of the most compact dust disks ever resolved around another star. If placed... — full story
Spitzer spots clump of swirling planetary material
— 24 Sep 2009 09:01 | AstronomyAstronomers have witnessed odd behaviour around a young star. Something, perhaps another star or a planet, appears to be pushing a clump of planet-forming material around. The observations,... — full story
It's a grind to make Mars red
— 19 Sep 2009 11:08 | AstronomyThe widespread idea that Mars is red due to rocks being rusted by the water that once flooded the red planet may be wrong. Recent laboratory studies show that the red dust may be formed... — full story
Telltale tells story of winds at Mars Phoenix landing site
— 16 Sep 2009 14:56 | AstronomyWind speeds and directions were measured for the first time in the Mars polar region using the Phoenix lander's Telltale instrument. Astronomers recorded Easterly winds of approximately... — full story