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Low-Noise Tires Could Reduce Fuel Use
For four brands tested, rolling resistance was reduced by an average of 40%—providing a potential reduction in energy consumption of 12%-16%.
Building the Next Generation of Hard Drives
Modern disk drives contain up to a million tracks per inch and track widths as narrow as 25 nanometers—and that density increases every year.
An Unobstructed View into the Human Body
For even the most experienced endoscope users, the instruments can prove very challenging to use due to the tendency for blood and other bodily fluids to obscure the camera lens mid-procedure.
A Halogen-Free Plastic Solar Cell
Plastic solar cells are popular because they are lightweight, flexible, transparent and inexpensive to manufacture, making them useful in multiple applications.
3D-Printed Biomaterial for Bone Implants
The 3D-printed biomaterial is a mix of hydroxyapatite and a biocompatible, biodegradable polymer that is used in many medical applications, including sutures.
New Process for Copper Nanowires
Functional nanomaterials are notoriously difficult to produce in large volumes with highly controlled composition, shapes and sizes.
92% of World Population Breathes Polluted Air
WHO's model is based on data derived from satellite measurements, air transport models and ground station monitors at more than 3,000 locations, both rural and urban.
Resistive Force Theory Testing Simplified
Researchers will be able to quickly calculate the force required to move objects over or through whole classes of previously untested granular materials in a variety of settings.
Low-Emission Vehicles Are Less Costly
Luxury sedans such as the Mercedes E350 are more expensive per mile than the Chevrolet Suburban but emit about two-thirds as much carbon.
Artificial Blood Vessels That Grow in Recipient
In the future, this could potentially mean one surgery instead of the five or more surgeries that some children with heart defects undergo before adulthood.
Breakthrough Advancements in Biofuels Research?
After a look at some biomass basics, this article examines an example of research regarding biofuels/biochemicals production methods.
Room-Temperature Multiferroic Material Developed
In electronics, the advantages of multiferroics include their reversible polarization in response to low-power electric fields and the ability to hold their polarized state without continuous power.
Low-Cost Diagnostic Sensor for Cystic Fibrosis
Compared to other methods used for chloride detection, the citrate-based fluorescent material is more sensitive to chloride and is able to detect it over a wider range of concentrations.
Cell Uses Sunlight to Produce Electricity and Hydrogen
The bio-photo-electro-chemical cell is based on the process of photosynthesis in plants, in which light drives electrons that produce storable chemical energetic molecules.
Composites That Self-Heal at Low Temperatures
The researchers obtained a healing efficiency of over 100% in a glass fiber-reinforced laminate at temperatures of -60° Celsius.
"Phase Separation" in Oxides Could Produce a Multifunctional Chip
The ORNL proof-of-principle experiment shows that phase-separated materials could be a way beyond the “one-chip-fits-all” approach.
Oxybenzone Damages Reefs
Researchers have found oxybenzone concentrations in some Hawaiian waters at more than 30 times the level considered safe for corals.
Asphalt-Based Carbon-Capture Technology Advances
A new form of asphalt can sequester 154% of its weight in carbon dioxide at high pressures that are common at gas wellheads.
U.S. Navy Developing High-Tech Bandage
The bandage will be lightweight, keep the wound fresh and maintain tissue condition for up to 72 hours.
Nutrient Pollution Is Changing Sounds in the Sea
The demise of biological sounds is likely to have negative impacts on the replenishment of fish populations.