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Stretchable Electrodes Help Study The Effects of Heart Attacks and Brain Injuries

Engineers at Purdue and
Stanford universities have created stretchable electrodes to study how cardiac
muscle cells, neurons and other cells react to mechanical stresses from heart
attacks, traumatic brain injuries and other diseases.

22 Jan 2009

Tiny Disk Shaped Laser Could Send Information through Optical Computers

Tiny disk-shaped lasers as small as a speck of dust could one day beam information through optical computers. Unfortunately, a perfect disk will spray light out, not as a beam, but in all directions. New theoretical resu...

22 Jan 2009

Impregnated Plastic Disks Found to be Effective in Fighting Cancer

Bioengineers at Harvard University have shown that small plastic disks impregnated with tumor-specific antigens and implanted under the skin can reprogram the mammalian immune system to attack tumors. The research -- ...

22 Jan 2009

Gold Shown to get Harder as You Heat It Up - Challenging Common Sense

Common sense tells us that when you heat something up it gets softer, but
a team of researchers, led by University
of Toronto chemistry and physics professor R.J. Dwayne Miller, has demonstrated
the exact opposite.

22 Jan 2009

Patented Process Cuts the Cost of Producing Biofuel

A patented Michigan State University
process to pretreat corn-crop waste before conversion into ethanol means extra
nutrients don't have to be added, cutting the cost of making biofuels from cellulose.

22 Jan 2009

Global Crude Steel Production Drops in 2008

World crude steel production reached 1,329.7 million metric tons for the year of 2008. This is a decrease of -1.2% compared to 2007. 2008 is the second consecutive year that world steel production has been over 1,300 mmt...

22 Jan 2009

New Technique for Producing Hydrogen Discovered

Scientists at Penn State University
and the Virginia Commonwealth University have discovered a way to produce hydrogen
by exposing selected clusters of aluminum atoms to water. The findings are important
because they demonstrate that it is the geometries of these aluminum clusters,
rather than solely their electronic properties, that govern the proximity of
the clusters' exposed active sites.

22 Jan 2009

Entanglement Filter Brings Quantum Technologies A Step Closer

A team of physicists and engineers has demonstrated an optical device that filters two particles of light (or photons) based on the correlations between their polarisation that are only allowed in the seemingly bizarre q...

22 Jan 2009

Brazillian Steelmaker Pursues Diversification Strategy and Explores Natural Gas

Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (Vale) informs that it is negotiating with Woodside Energia Investimentos em Exploração de Petróleo Ltda (“Woodside”) the acquisition of half of its stake in the cons...

22 Jan 2009

Huntsman to Shut Pigment Plant and Slash Workforce by 1175

Huntsman Corporation (NYSE: HUN) today announced a company-wide initiative to reduce costs across its divisions and functions. Including steps begun during the fourth quarter of 2008, the company will reduce its full-tim...

22 Jan 2009

Advances in Electrochemical Capacitors Create New Opportunities for Water Desalination

Recent advances in electrochemical capacitors for energy storage open new opportunities for water desalination devices with high energy efficiency. Existing technologies for hard, brackish and sea water desalination ar...

22 Jan 2009

Bomb Resistant Concrete Tested

Engineers at the University
of Liverpool have tested a new form of concrete designed to reduce the impact
of bomb blasts in public areas.

22 Jan 2009

Goodrich Donates Icing Wind Tunnel to Iowa State University

Goodrich Corporation's (NYSE: GR) Sensors and Integrated Systems team in Burnsville, Minn. has donated an icing wind tunnel to Iowa State University. The tunnel will be the university's first wind tunnel to be ab...

22 Jan 2009

Microbes Could be the Answer to The Global Energy Crisis

"The future of biofuels looks very bright...the best is yet to come", says an American scientist. Microbes may well be the answer to our global energy crisis. By fermenting biomass to produce biofuels, they of...

From Springer - Science and Technology Publishers 22 Jan 2009

Manufacturer to be Chosen Shortly for AlwaysReady Reserve Battery

mPhase
Technologies is close to selecting a manufacturer
to construct the AlwaysReady Reserve Battery that will be used in the AlwaysReady
Emergency Flashlight. mPhase has received bids for the contract from several
companies over the last few months.

22 Jan 2009

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The Material Breakthroughs Revolutionizing Photovoltaics

Photovoltaic technology is revolutionizing sustainable energy with advancements in perovskite cells and innovative recycling methods for eco-friendly solutions.

Emerging Technologies and Trends in the Aerospace Industry

The global economy depends on the aerospace industry, and the technological advancements the aerospace industry has to offer are immense. This article aims to delve into the fascinating world of aerospace and explore the most promising trends and technologies that the industry is developing. How will they pave the future of air travel, and will they make it safer, more sustainable, and more efficient?

Microporous Polymers and Their Applications

Microporous polymers, with their unique structures and properties, are revolutionizing gas storage, carbon capture, and catalysis in various scientific fields.

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Stretchable Electrodes Help Study The Effects of Heart Attacks and Brain Injuries

Tiny Disk Shaped Laser Could Send Information through Optical Computers

Impregnated Plastic Disks Found to be Effective in Fighting Cancer

Gold Shown to get Harder as You Heat It Up - Challenging Common Sense

Patented Process Cuts the Cost of Producing Biofuel

Global Crude Steel Production Drops in 2008

New Technique for Producing Hydrogen Discovered

Entanglement Filter Brings Quantum Technologies A Step Closer

Brazillian Steelmaker Pursues Diversification Strategy and Explores Natural Gas

Huntsman to Shut Pigment Plant and Slash Workforce by 1175

Advances in Electrochemical Capacitors Create New Opportunities for Water Desalination

Bomb Resistant Concrete Tested

Goodrich Donates Icing Wind Tunnel to Iowa State University

Microbes Could be the Answer to The Global Energy Crisis

Manufacturer to be Chosen Shortly for AlwaysReady Reserve Battery

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The Material Breakthroughs Revolutionizing Photovoltaics

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Challenges and Solutions for High-Resistance Electrical Measurements

Breaking Boundaries in Ceramic Machining with Internal Threading Innovation

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