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Material That Sorts Molecules by Shape Could Lower the Price of Gas
A hydrocarbon-sorting material could replace energy-intensive oil refining steps.A new material that sorts hydrocarbon molecules by shape could lower the cost of gasoline and also make the fuel ...
Thu 23 May 13 from MIT Technology Review
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Flexible, transparent graphene-and-silver electrodes have many potential uses
Transparent electrodes are in and of themselves nothing all that new – they're currently used in things like touchscreens and flat-screen TVs. Thanks to research being conducted at Indiana's ...
Thu 23 May 13 from Gizmag
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Atomic-scale investigations solve key puzzle of LED efficiency
(Phys.org) —From the high-resolution glow of flat screen televisions to light bulbs that last for years, light-emitting diodes (LEDs) continue to transform technology. The celebrated efficiency ...
Thu 23 May 13 from Phys.org
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Students who created conductive paint that can be used for wiring a light switch without sockets see product take off around the world
The Royal College of Art students created the substance that allows you to paint working light switch directly onto your wall, without any need for sockets, cables or wiring.
Fri 24 May 13 from Daily Mail
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Spheres can form squares
Everybody who has tried to stack oranges in a box knows that a regular packing of spheres in a flat layer naturally leads to a hexagonal pattern, where each sphere is surrounded by six neighbours ...
Fri 24 May 13 from Phys.org
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Researchers stitch defects into the world's thinnest semiconductor
(Phys.org) —In pioneering new research at Columbia University, scientists have grown high-quality crystals of molybdenum disulfide (MoS2), the world's thinnest semiconductor, and studied how ...
Wed 22 May 13 from Phys.org
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New fabric sucks out sweat and remains completely dry
Unsightly underarm sweat patches could soon be a thing of the past thanks to a new fabric developed at the University of California, Davis. Instead of simply soaking up sweat like conventional ...
Tue 21 May 13 from Gizmag
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Graphene-based Ink Promises Future Flexible Electronics
Northwestern researchers develop method for producing an ink out of graphene that doesn't lose any of the material's attractive characteristics
20 hours ago from IEEE Spectrum
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Study finds the bulk of shoes' carbon footprint comes from manufacturing processes
A typical pair of running shoes generates 30 pounds of carbon dioxide emissions, equivalent to keeping a 100-watt light bulb on for one week, according to a new MIT-led lifecycle assessment. ...
Wed 22 May 13 from Phys.org
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Weird science: Crystals melt when they're cooled
(Phys.org) —Growing thin films out of nanoparticles in ordered, crystalline sheets, to make anything from microelectronic components to solar cells, would be a boon for materials researchers, ...
Thu 23 May 13 from Phys.org
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