News articles tagged with 'coating'
Berkeley Lab scientists control light scattering in graphene
— 17 Mar 2011 20:09 | TechnologyScientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and the University of California at Berkeley have learned to control the quantum pathways…
Researchers develop the first permanent anti-fog coating
— 17 Mar 2011 18:29 | TechnologyResearchers under the supervision of Universite Laval professor Gaetan Laroche have developed the very first permanent anti-fog coating. Dr Laroche and his colleagues present in the…
Research provides new findings on drug delivery with nanoparticles
— 2 Mar 2011 13:20 | HealthResearchers have over time been able to show that medicine designed at nanoscale offers unprecedented opportunities for targeted treatment of serious diseases such as cancer. However,…
Silk moth's antenna inspires new nanotech tool with applications in Alzheimer's research
— 1 Mar 2011 17:54 | BiologyBy mimicking the structure of the silk moth's antenna, University of Michigan researchers led the development of a better nanopore - a tiny tunnel-shaped tool that could advance understanding…
Tuning graphene film so it sheds water
— 2 Feb 2011 16:22 | TechnologyWindshields that shed water so effectively that they don't need wipers. Ship hulls so slippery that they glide through the water more efficiently than ordinary hulls…
Universal solvent no match for new self-healing sticky gel
— 28 Jan 2011 16:33 | TechnologyScientists can now manufacture a synthetic version of the self-healing sticky substance that mussels use to anchor themselves to rocks in pounding ocean surf and surging tidal basins.…
Better batteries from the bottom up
— 10 Dec 2010 21:27 | TechnologyRice University researchers have moved a step closer to creating robust, three-dimensional microbatteries that would charge faster and hold other advantages over conventional lithium-ion…
Nanoscopic particles resist full encapsulation, Sandia simulations show
— 13 Oct 2010 16:12 | TechnologyIt may seem obvious that dunking relatively spherical objects in a sauce - blueberries in melted chocolate, say - will result in an array of completely encapsulated berries…
Nonstick coating of a protein found in semen reduces HIV infection
— 24 Sep 2010 11:47 | HealthA non-stick coating for a substance found in semen dramatically lowers the rate of infection of immune cells by HIV a new study has found…
Putting a spin on light and atoms
— 17 Sep 2010 09:53 | PhysicsMagnetometers come in many shapes and sizes - an ordinary hand-held compass is the simplest - but alkali-vapour magnetometers are extrasensitive devices that measure magnetic fields…