Tagged : materials
Why silk is so super strong
In a new research, scientists have untangled some of the most closely guarded secrets of silk and explained why it is so super strong. Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technologys (MITs) Center for Materials Science and Engineering say th.......
Published : Thursday 18 Mar 2010 12:12 | Read More
In a new research, scientists have untangled some of the most closely guarded secrets of silk and explained why it is so super strong. Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technologys (MITs) Center for Materials Science and Engineering say th.......
Published : Thursday 18 Mar 2010 12:12 | Read More
3000 kgs of explosives, machine guns recovered in Lahore
Lahore, Mar.17 - ANI: Over 3000 kilograms of explosive materials and four advance machine guns were recovered by the Lahore Police from a shop in the Allama Iqbal Town. The owner of the shop, Javed Sheikh, has also been arrested and is being interrogate.......
Published : Wednesday 17 Mar 2010 10:09 | Read More
Lahore, Mar.17 - ANI: Over 3000 kilograms of explosive materials and four advance machine guns were recovered by the Lahore Police from a shop in the Allama Iqbal Town. The owner of the shop, Javed Sheikh, has also been arrested and is being interrogate.......
Published : Wednesday 17 Mar 2010 10:09 | Read More
Spider silk could pave way for super-strong materials in future
London, March 15 - ANI: In a new research, scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), found that spider silk employs a unique crystal structure that can convert an otherwise weak material into one with super strength, which could pave .......
Published : Monday 15 Mar 2010 11:27 | Read More
London, March 15 - ANI: In a new research, scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), found that spider silk employs a unique crystal structure that can convert an otherwise weak material into one with super strength, which could pave .......
Published : Monday 15 Mar 2010 11:27 | Read More
Scientists harvest waste energy to turn water into usable hydrogen fuel
Washington, March 12 - ANI: Reports indicate that materials scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have designed a way to harvest small amounts of waste energy and harness them to turn water into usable hydrogen fuel. The process is simple,.......
Published : Friday 12 Mar 2010 13:44 | Read More
Washington, March 12 - ANI: Reports indicate that materials scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have designed a way to harvest small amounts of waste energy and harness them to turn water into usable hydrogen fuel. The process is simple,.......
Published : Friday 12 Mar 2010 13:44 | Read More
Car scrap turned into modern office
Hyderabad, Mar 11- ANI: K. Sudhakar, the famed car designer and enthusiast of automobiles from Andhra Pradesh, has conjured up scrap materials from various sources for a unique office set up, with almost every facility shaped as a vintage car. This inno.......
Published : Thursday 11 Mar 2010 20:33 | Read More
Hyderabad, Mar 11- ANI: K. Sudhakar, the famed car designer and enthusiast of automobiles from Andhra Pradesh, has conjured up scrap materials from various sources for a unique office set up, with almost every facility shaped as a vintage car. This inno.......
Published : Thursday 11 Mar 2010 20:33 | Read More
New experiment shows how to see through opaque materials
Washington, March 9 - ANI: A new experiment conducted by scientists has shown that its possible to see through opaque materials and detect objects hidden behind them. Materials such as paper, paint, and biological tissue are opaque because the light t.......
Published : Tuesday 09 Mar 2010 11:53 | Read More
Washington, March 9 - ANI: A new experiment conducted by scientists has shown that its possible to see through opaque materials and detect objects hidden behind them. Materials such as paper, paint, and biological tissue are opaque because the light t.......
Published : Tuesday 09 Mar 2010 11:53 | Read More
Atmospheric nanoparticles can affect weather patterns and human health
Washington, March 2 - ANI: A study by a team of researchers at Texas A and M University has determined that atmospheric materials called nanoparticles can very visibly affect both weather patterns and human health all over the world. Researchers Renyi.......
Published : Tuesday 02 Mar 2010 15:37 | Read More
Washington, March 2 - ANI: A study by a team of researchers at Texas A and M University has determined that atmospheric materials called nanoparticles can very visibly affect both weather patterns and human health all over the world. Researchers Renyi.......
Published : Tuesday 02 Mar 2010 15:37 | Read More
2-D graphene quilt offers new microelectronic possibilities
Washington, March 2 - ANI: Scientists at Rice University, US, have found a way to stitch graphene and hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) into a two-dimensional quilt that offers new paths of exploration for materials scientists. New research from the lab .......
Published : Tuesday 02 Mar 2010 12:22 | Read More
Washington, March 2 - ANI: Scientists at Rice University, US, have found a way to stitch graphene and hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) into a two-dimensional quilt that offers new paths of exploration for materials scientists. New research from the lab .......
Published : Tuesday 02 Mar 2010 12:22 | Read More
Breakthrough could make electronic devices smaller and cars more energy efficient
Washington, Feb 26 - ANI: In a breakthrough, engineers at Princeton University have paved the way for the development of new materials that could make electronic devices smaller and cars more energy efficient. By reworking a theory first proposed by phy.......
Published : Friday 26 Feb 2010 15:20 | Read More
Washington, Feb 26 - ANI: In a breakthrough, engineers at Princeton University have paved the way for the development of new materials that could make electronic devices smaller and cars more energy efficient. By reworking a theory first proposed by phy.......
Published : Friday 26 Feb 2010 15:20 | Read More
New metal foam that mimics bone can offer better biomedical implants
Washington, Feb 17 - ANI: American scientists have developed a new metal foam that mimics bone and can help create better biomedical implants. Rigid implant materials like titanium often lead to bone rejection, but according to researchers at No.......
Published : Wednesday 17 Feb 2010 15:06 | Read More
Washington, Feb 17 - ANI: American scientists have developed a new metal foam that mimics bone and can help create better biomedical implants. Rigid implant materials like titanium often lead to bone rejection, but according to researchers at No.......
Published : Wednesday 17 Feb 2010 15:06 | Read More
Nanoparticles to improve batteries for biomedical use
Nanoparticles are part of a new family of materials being created for improved batteries for medical use........
Published : Thursday 11 Feb 2010 16:25 | Read More
Nanoparticles are part of a new family of materials being created for improved batteries for medical use........
Published : Thursday 11 Feb 2010 16:25 | Read More
Brittle materials can be made stronger by shrinking them to nanoscale size
Washington, Feb 10 - ANI: Scientists at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have determined that some notoriously brittle materials can be made stronger by simply reducing them to nanoscale size. The work, by Dongchan Jang, senior postdoctora.......
Published : Wednesday 10 Feb 2010 13:22 | Read More
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Washington, Feb 10 - ANI: Scientists at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have determined that some notoriously brittle materials can be made stronger by simply reducing them to nanoscale size. The work, by Dongchan Jang, senior postdoctora.......
Published : Wednesday 10 Feb 2010 13:22 | Read More