News articles tagged with 'ceramic'
New hip implants no better than traditional implants
— 2 Dec 2011 10:02 | HealthNew hip implants appear to have no advantage over traditional implants, suggests a review of the evidence published on bmj.com today…
NIST expert software 'lowers the stress' on materials problems
— 3 Mar 2011 14:23 | TechnologyBefore you can build that improved turbojet engine, before you can create that longer-lasting battery, you have to ensure all the newfangled materials in it will behave the way you…
Filtering kitchen wastewater for plants
— 5 Jan 2011 17:27 | EnvironmentWater is a precious commodity, so finding ways to re-use waste water, especially in arid regions is essential to sustainability. Researchers in India have now carried out a study of…
On the way to lead-free technology
— 19 Nov 2010 11:50 | TechnologyTechnical progress in the automobile industry is unbroken. But, the sector has still some hard nuts to crack: 'Lead-free materials' is one of the challenges - hidden behind this challenge…
A step toward lead-free electronics
— 5 Oct 2010 04:37 | TechnologyResearch published today by materials engineers from the University of Leeds could help pave the way towards 100% lead-free electronics…
Synthetic bone graft recruits stem cells for faster bone healing
— 3 Aug 2010 14:00 | HealthScientists have developed a material for bone grafts that could one day replace the 'gold standard' natural bone implants…
Researchers seeking the fourth property of electrons
— 21 Jul 2010 07:39 | PhysicsElectrons are negatively charged elementary particles. They form the shells around atoms and ions. This or something similar is what you will find in text books. Soon, however, this…
Physicists explain why superconductors fail to produce super currents
— 28 Jun 2010 14:57 | PhysicsWhen high-temperature superconductors were first announced in the late 1980s, it was thought that they would lead to ultra-efficient magnetic trains and other paradigm-shifting technologies…
Research: Electric fields make ceramic production quicker, cheaper, better
— 1 Jun 2010 20:54 | TechnologyResearchers from North Carolina State University have found that applying a small electric field results in faster formation of ceramic products during manufacture at lower temperatures,…
A powerful duo: Diamond and ceramic
— 21 May 2010 10:51 | TechnologyDiamond is a material with outstanding features: It is extraordinarily hard, conducts heat well and is practically inert to chemical substances. Ceramics - particularly high - performance…