Posts Tagged ‘metals’
Bendy nano-sensors detect infrared light
U. PENN (US) — Engineers have used a pattern of nanoantennas to develop a new way of turning infrared light into mechanical action, which could improve infrared cameras and chemical-analysis techniques. Continue…
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Health & Medicine - May 15, 2013 11:20 - 0 Comments
Tiny, tunable alloys emit near-infrared light
U. PITTSBURGH (US) — New nanoparticle alloys offer light so bright they could have potential applications in medicine, report researchers. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Apr 2, 2013 15:16 - 0 Comments
Metal pollution puts bumblebees at risk
U. PITTSBURGH (US) — Bumblebees may ingest toxic amounts of aluminum and nickel when they visit flowers growing in polluted soil, new research shows.
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Science & Technology - Nov 21, 2012 14:27 - 0 Comments
How hydrogen ‘traffic jam’ makes metals brittle
MCGILL (CAN) — Hydrogen embrittlement makes ductile metals brittle and more prone to failure, but a new model can accurately predict the problem. (more…)
Science & Technology - Nov 19, 2012 17:27 - 0 Comments
Why radiation doesn’t damage these materials
CALTECH (US) — Experts say they are unlocking the secrets of materials that are radiation-damage tolerant. (more…)
Science & Technology - Oct 4, 2012 13:40 - 4 Comments
Graphene coating stops corrosion 100x better
MONASH (AUS) / RICE (US) — Extremely thin graphene films can make copper almost 100 times more resistant to corrosion, research shows. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Dec 21, 2011 16:02 - 0 Comments
Method rids water of heavy metals
BROWN (US) — Engineers have developed a system that cleanly and efficiently removes trace heavy metals from water. (more…)
