HEADLINES ARCHIVE
Double USB Memory? Here’s How to Boost Capacity
A material that allows for both electronic and magnetic data storage could double the capacity of flash drives.
Vaccine Cooler Aims to Help Preserve Lives
UK engineers developed a cost-effective cold box to preserve vaccines for more than a month using only ice and no external power source.
Film that Oscillates in Visible Light Is Created
The material could be help create self-cleaning surfaces for use on solar panels.
Aligning Flakes May Enhance Power of Li-ion Battery
Optimizing the graphite anode in a standard Li-ion battery allowed researchers to boost battery performance by 30-50%.
Managing Water and Steam Chemistry with Minimal Staff: Part 2
Some chemistry upsets have been known to cause massive failures within a matter of days and even hours
Method Turns Plastic Trash into Fuel
International team of chemists develops an approach to reclaim PE.
Imaging System Combines Two Modalities with Portability
Hybrid molecular imaging system is also portable.
New Steel Corrosion Inhibitor Could Replace Hexavalent Chromate
The new method involves a stored reservoir of corrosion inhibitor that channels aggressive electrolyte anions into the coating, triggering the inhibitor's release on demand to prevent corrosion.
Six-Story Steel-Frame Building Undergoes Seismic Testing
Researchers have installed more than 250 sensors, over 40 video cameras and a GPS system to gather data during the tests.
Damage to Highways from Heavy Trucks Assessed
The findings will be incorporated into software that can be used by any road agency in the country to assess the impact of super-heavy loads on pavements.
CCD Camera: A Growing Universe of Uses
Couple-charged device cameras are a type of image capture device that use an image sensor to register visible light as an electronic signal.
Two-way Oxide Catalyst Is Developed
The discovery may aid development of materials for fuel cells, rechargeable batteries and similar energy storage devices.
Terahertz Waves: Poised for a Breakthrough?
Researchers are uncovering ways that terahertz frequencies could be of great value for close-range applications, including cancer detection.
Porous Polymer Membranes with a Twist
A new membrane is developed that features twisted monomers.
SLIPs for Regeneration of Damaged Tissue
Transferring intact stem cell sheets through a method developed by Harvard researchers.
Solar Cell Design Boosts Conversion Efficiency
Solar efficiency of 34.5% claimed by research team.
Taking 3D Printing to Air
The approach may offer a means to create customized biomedical and electronic devices that don’t rely on a rigid substrate or a flat plane.
One-Step Graphene Patterning Method Developed
Engineers have created a method to pattern graphene on almost any substrate.
Device Allows Fast Diagnosis of Bacterial Infections
Researchers have developed a device that could reduce the time and expense required to determine the pathogens responsible for infections.
Drug-Test Microchip Stands in for Human Kidneys
A microfluidic kidney-on-a-chip gauges safe drug doses on living kidney cells.