News articles tagged with 'property'
Scientists warn against stifling effect of widespread patenting in stem cell field
— 17 Feb 2011 17:42 | HealthIn an opinion piece published Feb. 10 in the journal Science, a team of scholars led by a Johns Hopkins bioethicist urges the scientific community to act collectively to stem the negative…
Hearing loss study reveals role of bone hardness in tissue function
— 18 Nov 2010 10:42 | HealthScientists are reporting the first direct evidence that a subtle change in the physical properties of a tissue can affect its function. The finding has immediate implications for understanding…
No widespread impact of wind power projects on surrounding residential property values in the US
— 3 Dec 2009 10:01 | TechnologyOver 30,000 megawatts of wind energy capacity are installed across the United States and an increasing number of communities are considering new wind power facilities. Given these developments,…
Graphene has high current capacity, thermal conductivity
— 29 Jul 2009 19:33 | TechnologyRecent research into the properties of graphene nanoribbons provides two new reasons for using the material as interconnects in future computer chips. In widths as narrow as 16 nanometres,…
Discovery at UAB brings us nearer to making the dream of invisibility true
— 7 Jul 2009 17:58 | TechnologyA group of researchers from the Department of Physics at UAB have designed a device, called a dc metamaterial, which makes objects invisible under certain light - very low frequency…
Statistical technique improves nanotechnology data
— 1 Jul 2009 06:15 | TechnologyA new statistical analysis technique that identifies and removes systematic bias, noise and equipment-based artefacts from experimental data could lead to more precise and reliable…
MIT: A new approach to engineering for extreme environments
— 30 Jun 2009 12:39 | TechnologyComposite materials such as fibreglass, which take on a mix of properties of their constituent compounds, have been around for decades. Now, an MIT materials scientist is taking composites…
Research explores interactions between nanomaterials, biological systems
— 20 Jun 2009 14:14 | TechnologyThe recent explosion in the development of nanomaterials with enhanced performance characteristics for use in commercial and medical applications has increased the likelihood of people…
Penn materials scientist finds plumber's wonderland on graphene
— 11 Jun 2009 11:46 | TechnologyEngineers from the University of Pennsylvania, Sandia National Laboratories and Rice University have demonstrated the formation of interconnected carbon nanostructures on graphene substrate…
Tuneable semiconductors possible with hot new material called graphene
— 11 Jun 2009 11:16 | TechnologyToday's transistors and light emitting diodes (LED) are based on silicon and gallium arsenide semiconductors, which have fixed electronic and optical properties…