News articles tagged with 'ceramic' (Page 2)
Printed origami offers new technique for complex structures
— 14 Apr 2010 10:28 | TechnologyAlthough it looks small and unassuming, the tiny origami crane sitting in a sample dish in University of Illinois professor Jennifer Lewis' lab heralds a new method for creating complex…
NC State research may revolutionise ceramics manufacturing
— 8 Apr 2010 10:49 | TechnologyResearchers from North Carolina State University have developed a new way to shape ceramics using a modest electric field, making the process significantly more energy efficient. The…
Antimicrobials: Silver and copper bullets to kill bacteria
— 10 Nov 2009 14:35 | HealthDana Filoti of the University of New Hampshire will present thin films of silver and copper she has developed that can kill bacteria and may one day help to cut down on hospital infections.…
New material could boost data storage, save energy
— 21 Oct 2009 11:14 | TechnologyNorth Carolina State University engineers have created a new material that would allow a fingernail-size computer chip to store the equivalent of 20 high-definition DVDs or 250 million…
University lab demonstrates 3-D printing in glass
— 26 Sep 2009 14:47 | TechnologyA team of engineers and artists working at the University of Washington's Solheim Rapid Manufacturing Laboratory has developed a way to create glass objects using a conventional 3-D…
Laser processes promise better artificial joints, arterial stents
— 16 Sep 2009 11:24 | HealthResearchers are developing technologies that use lasers to create arterial stents and longer-lasting medical implants that could be manufactured 10 times faster and also less expensively…
Fitting squares into circles
— 25 Jun 2009 12:51 | TechnologyParticle filters are standard in the basic fittings for cars. Construction machines, city buses and garbage trucks must now follow suit. This can be achieved effectively and inexpensively…
Fire and water reveal true age of ancient relics
— 19 May 2009 17:06 | TechnologyFire and water are all that is needed to unlock the internal clocks' of archaeological remains and accurately reveal their age, say scientists. The research, published online today…
Nano changes rise to macro importance in a key electronics material
— 9 Apr 2009 14:11 | TechnologyBy combining the results of a number of powerful techniques for studying material structure at the nanoscale, a team of researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology…
Keeping the heat down
— 6 Apr 2009 14:03 | TechnologyElectronic products are having to accommodate more and more components, all of which generate heat. Too much heat could put laptops and other devices out of action, so manufacturers…