News articles tagged with 'material'
Biocompatible graphene transistor array reads cellular signals
— 2 Dec 2011 10:47 | TechnologyResearchers have demonstrated, for the first time, a graphene-based transistor array that is compatible with living biological cells and capable of recording the electrical signals…
Graphene lights up with new possibilities
— 29 Nov 2011 21:40 | ChemistryThe future brightened for organic chemistry when researchers at Rice University found a highly controllable way to attach organic molecules to pristine graphene, making the miracle…
Earth's core deprived of oxygen
— 23 Nov 2011 19:46 | Geology and palaeontologyThe composition of the Earth's core remains a mystery. Scientists know that the liquid outer core consists mainly of iron, but it is believed that small amounts of some other elements…
Scientists invent long-lasting, near infrared-emitting material
— 21 Nov 2011 19:25 | TechnologyMaterials that emit visible light after being exposed to sunlight are commonplace and can be found in everything from emergency signage to glow-in-the-dark stickers. But until now,…
Team of researchers develop world's lightest material
— 18 Nov 2011 17:09 | TechnologyA team of researchers from UC Irvine, HRL Laboratories and the California Institute of Technology have developed the world's lightest material - with a density of 0.9 mg/cc - about…
New 'smart' material could help tap medical potential of tissue-penetrating light
— 16 Nov 2011 21:39 | ChemistryScientists are reporting development and successful initial testing of the first practical 'smart' material that may supply the missing link in efforts to use in medicine a form of…
Force of acoustical waves tapped for metamaterials
— 6 Apr 2011 18:13 | TechnologyA very simple bench-top technique that uses the force of acoustical waves to create a variety of 3D structures will benefit the rapidly expanding field of metamaterials and their myriad…
Formaldehyde: Poison could have set the stage for the origins of life
— 6 Apr 2011 17:22 | ChemistryFormaldehyde, a poison and a common molecule throughout the universe, is likely the source of the solar system's organic carbon solids - abundant in both comets and asteroids. Scientists…
Defective plastics repair themselves
— 6 Apr 2011 17:01 | TechnologyIt can be a total surprise: car tires burst, sealing rings fail and even your dearly beloved panton chair or your freely oscillating plastic chair develops cracks and the material gets…
Exploring the possibilities for zeolites
— 6 Apr 2011 15:43 | ChemistrySome people collect stamps and coins, but when it comes to sheer utility, few collections rival the usefulness of Rice University researcher Michael Deem's collection of 2.6 million…