News articles tagged with 'glass'
Mechanism of wine swirling explained
— 21 Nov 2011 19:16 | PhysicsWine drinkers know that swirling a good vintage around in a glass aerates the wine and releases its bouquet. Just how the process - known as 'orbital shaking' - works, however, has…
Mini disks for data storage
— 14 Mar 2011 20:33 | TechnologyTiny magnets organise themselves in vortices in the researchers' mini disks. The individual magnets can twist either in a clockwise or a counterclockwise direction in the disk. These…
Applied physicists discover that migrating cells flow like glass
— 22 Feb 2011 23:24 | PhysicsBy studying cellular movements at the level of both the individual cell and the collective group, applied physicists have discovered that migrating tissues flow very much like colloidal…
Caltech-led team creates damage-tolerant metallic glass
— 13 Jan 2011 16:51 | TechnologyGlass is inherently strong, but when it cracks or otherwise fails, it proves brittle, shattering almost immediately. Steel and other metal alloys tend to be tough - they resist shattering…
Hot embossing glass - to the nearest micrometre
— 3 Jan 2011 17:02 | TechnologyProjectors are getting smaller and smaller. Now that pictures are available in digital format almost everywhere, we need projectors to beam giant photos and films onto walls. Projectors…
Researchers demystify glasses by studying crystals
— 30 Nov 2010 21:59 | ChemistryGlass is something we all know about. It's what we sip our drinks from, what we look out of to see what the weather is like before going outside and it is the backbone to our high speed…
Radically simple technique developed to grow conducting polymer thin films
— 2 Nov 2010 16:09 | ChemistryOil and water don't mix, but add in some nanofibres and all bets are off. A team of UCLA chemists and engineers has developed a new method for coating large surfaces with nanofibre…
Queen's University discovery could impact how the body receives medicine
— 8 Oct 2010 13:27 | HealthResearchers at Queen's University have discovered how molecules in glass or plastic are able to move when exposed to light from a laser. The findings could one day be used to facilitate…
Secrets of the gecko foot help robot climb
— 26 Aug 2010 20:04 | TechnologyA Stanford mechanical engineer is using the biology of a gecko's sticky foot to create a robot that climbs. In the same way the small reptile can scale a wall of slick glass, the Stickybot…
Tecnalia participates in creation of glass that optimises use of solar energy
— 26 Aug 2010 09:16 | TechnologyThe Construction Unit at Tecnalia (in conjunction with the University of Cantabria) has taken part in the Sunglass project, the aim of which is to develop a new building product. This…