News articles tagged with 'aluminium'
Advance in microchannel manufacturing opens new industry applications
— 2 Apr 2011 11:46 | TechnologyEngineers at Oregon State University have invented a new way to use surface-mount adhesives in the production of low-temperature, microchannel heat exchangers - an advance that will…
MIT engineers devise new way to inspect materials used in airplanes
— 28 Mar 2011 16:17 | TechnologyIn recent years, many airplane manufacturers have started building their planes from advanced composite materials, which consist of high-strength fibres, such as carbon or glass, embedded…
NIST electromechanical circuit sets record beating microscopic 'drum'
— 10 Mar 2011 18:17 | TechnologyPhysicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated an electromechanical circuit in which microwaves communicate with a vibrating mechanical component…
Aluminium to replace copper as a conductor in on-board power systems
— 8 Feb 2011 17:39 | TechnologyElectric power and electronics are playing an ever-increasing role in all kinds of vehicles. Currently copper is the conductive material of choice. But in comparison to aluminium copper…
Researchers image atomic structural changes that control properties of sapphires
— 26 Nov 2010 19:31 | ChemistryMaterials scientists from Case Western Reserve University and the Institute of Solid State Research in Juelich, Germany have produced particularly clear changes in the atomic structure…
Tea leaves identified using neural networks
— 1 Oct 2010 10:30 | BiologyA team of chemists from the University of Seville (US) has managed to distinguish between different kinds of tea leaves on the basis of their mineral content and by using artificial…
Study shows nano-architectured aluminium has steely strength
— 9 Sep 2010 11:39 | TechnologyA North Carolina State University researcher and colleagues have figured out a way to make an aluminium alloy, or a mixture of aluminium and other elements, just as strong as steel…
Water in Earth's mantle key to survival of oldest continents
— 3 Sep 2010 12:16 | Geology and palaeontologyEarth today is one of the most active planets in the Solar System, and was probably even more so during the early stages of its life. Thanks to the plate tectonics that continue to…
Tea contains more fluoride than once thought
— 15 Jul 2010 15:07 | HealthBlack tea, a Southern staple and the world's most consumed beverage, may contain higher concentrations of fluoride than previously thought, which could pose problems for the heaviest…
Study quantifies the electron transport effects of placing metal contacts onto graphene
— 25 Feb 2010 14:30 | TechnologyUsing large-scale supercomputer calculations, researchers have analysed how the placement of metallic contacts on graphene changes the electron transport properties of the material…