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Baked Slug: New Method To Test Fireproofing Material
Researchers have developed a
technique for measuring a
key thermal property of
fire-resistive materials at
high temperatures. The
measurement technique has
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Promising New Material Could Improve Gas Mileage
With gasoline at high
prices, it's disheartening
to know that up to
three-quarters of the
potential energy you are
paying for is wasted. Now
... > full story
Apollo Heat Shield Uncrated After 35 Years, Helps New Crew Vehicle Design
NASA scientists developing
the next generation of
exploration vehicles and
heat shields for NASA's
Orion Crew Exploration
... > full story
Bomb-proof Thermometer To Measure Heat Of Explosions Developed
Scientists have designed a
high-speed thermometer that
can measure the temperature
inside explosions without
being damaged in the impact. ... > full story
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New Material Could Act As Nanofridge For Microchips In Smaller And Faster Computers
October 9, 2008 — Researchers in Spain have developed a material which could act as a nanofridge for computers, thus eliminating the barrier posed by overheating in ever smaller chips. The material is based on ... > full story -
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Electricity Supply: Sustainable Sources Remain Expensive
October 7, 2008 — Ambitious government environmental objectives for the electricity sector are only possible at a high price, according to new research. One young scientist recommends a combination of different modern ... > full story -
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New Knowledge About Thermoelectric Materials Could Give Better Energy Efficiency
October 7, 2008 — New research could be used to develop motors that are more fuel-efficient and provide for more environmentally friendly cooling methods. The new data describes properties of thermoelectric ... > full story -
Hot Laptops: Engineers Aim To Solve 'Burning' Computer Problem
October 1, 2008 — "Laptops are very hot now, so hot that they are not 'lap' tops anymore," says Avik Ghosh, an assistant professor of computer and electrical engineering at the University of Virginia. "If we continue ... > full story -
Hawaiian Scientists Take Their Test Tubes Surfing
September 25, 2008 — Chemists have traded their white coats for swim shorts at the University of Hawaii, Honolulu -- they've shunned the lab so they can swim out to the breakers with a test-tube built into a ... > full story -
Introducing The Next Generation Of Chemical Reactors
September 21, 2008 — Unique nanostructures which respond to stimuli, such as pH, heat and light will pave the way for safer, greener and more efficient chemical ... > full story -
Superconductivity Can Induce Magnetism
September 15, 2008 — When an electrical current passes through a wire it emanates heat -- a principle that's found in toasters and incandescent light bulbs. Some materials, at low temperatures, violate this law and carry ... > full story -
Nanoscopic Golden Rods
September 12, 2008 — Scientists have now developed a new method for the production of nanoscopic gold rods. In contrast to previous methods, they have achieved this without the use of cytotoxic additives, using an ionic ... > full story -
NASA Developing Fission Surface Power Technology
September 11, 2008 — NASA astronauts will need power sources when they return to the moon and establish a lunar outpost. NASA engineers are exploring the possibility of nuclear fission to provide the necessary power and ... > full story -
World's First Synthetic Tree: May Lead To Technologies For Heat Transfer, Soil Remediation
September 11, 2008 — In Abraham Stroock's lab at Cornell, the world's first synthetic tree sits in a palm-sized piece of clear, flexible hydrogel -- the type found in soft contact lenses. Stroock and graduate student ... > full story
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