News articles tagged with 'hexagonal'
Impact hypothesis loses its sparkle
— 31 Aug 2010 09:33 | Geology and palaeontologyAbout 12,900 years ago, a sudden cold snap interrupted the gradual warming that had followed the last Ice Age. The cold lasted for the 1,300-year interval known as the Younger Dryas…
Artificially controlling water condensation leads to 'room-temperature ice'
— 28 Jul 2010 12:21 | EnvironmentEarth's climate is strongly influenced by the presence of particles of different shapes and origins - in the form of dust, ice and pollutants - that find their way into the lowest portion…
New fuel cell catalyst uses two metals
— 15 May 2009 04:58 | TechnologyMaterial scientists at Washington University in St. Louis have developed a technique for a bimetallic fuel cell catalyst that is efficient, robust and two to five times more effective…
Scientists discover pentagonal ice
— 7 Apr 2009 15:00 | ChemistryScientists at the University of Liverpool have discovered a five-sided ice chain structure that could be used to modify future weather patterns. Researchers, in collaboration with University…
It's raining pentagons
— 9 Mar 2009 11:00 | TechnologyThis week's Nature Materials (9 March 2009) reveals how an international team of scientists led by researchers at the London Centre for Nanotechnology (LCN) at UCL have discovered a…
New nanoscale process will help computers run faster and more efficiently
— 7 Oct 2008 05:10 | TechnologySmaller. Faster. More efficient. These are the qualities that drive science and industry to create new nanoscale structures that will help to speed up computers…
In 'novel playground,' metals are formed into porous nanostructures
— 27 Jun 2008 21:25 | TechnologyFor 5,000 years or so, the only way to shape metal has been to 'heat and beat.' Even in modern nanotechnology, working with metals involves carving with electron beams or etching with…
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