NuSTAR’s 9,000 Mirrors are Only 200 Microns Thick
NASA’s Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) has a total of 9,000 individual mirror segments that are only 200 microns thick and will be the first…
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Researchers Work on Nanopatterned Surfaces to Improve Efficiency of Power Plants
A MIT research team published new findings on their analysis of condensation mechanisms. By using nanopatterned surfaces, the researcher offers new insights into how the…
Microfluidic Device Can Isolate Target Cells Faster than Existing Devices
Researchers at MIT and Massachusetts General Hospital have demonstrated a new microfluidic device that can isolate target cells much faster than existing devices and may…
Researchers Control Width and Composition of Nanowire Growth
A team of MIT researchers developed a way to precisely control the width and composition of nanowires as they grow. By being able to grow…
Limestone Based Cement Reduces Energy Consumption and CO2 Production by 97 Percent
A team of engineers at Drexel University have developed a “green” version of ordinary Portland cement (OPC). By using a form of alkali-activated cement that…
Quantum Computers to Arrive with Single-Atom-Sized Transistors
Physicists at Purdue University and the University of New South Wales have constructed a transistor from single atom of phosphorus placed precisely on a bed…
Exploding Carbon Nanotubes Could Work as Drug-Based Delivery Devices
Carbon nanotubes can be used in a variety of different contexts. Most recently, tubes were filled with drugs and sealed with biodegradable caps, allowing them…
Super-Adhesive “Geckskin” Material Holds 700 Pounds
Amazed by the gecko’s ability to produce adhesive force, a team of researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst developed “Geckskin,” an integrated adhesive with…
Researchers Develop DNA Nanorobot to Seek Specific Cell Targets
Inspired by the mechanics of the body’s own immune system, researchers at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University created a nanosized…
Anthrax Decontamination Foam Used for Meth Lab Cleanup
Sandia has found another use for their decontamination foam that was used to decontaminate federal office buildings and mailrooms during the 2001 anthrax attacks. Researchers…
NASA Engineers Test J-2X Powerpack
The first test was conducted yesterday on the J-2X engine powerpack by engineers at NASA’s Stennis Space Center. This initial test was the first time…
Researchers Use Psychological Model of Human Patterns to Increase Computer IQ Score
A research group at University of Gothenburg implemented a psychological model of human patterns in their computer program to enhance the program’s number sequence ability….
CleanSpace One Satellite Will Remove Space Debris
CleanSpace One, developed by the Swiss Space Center at EPFL, is a project to develop and build the first group of satellites that will remove…
Scientists Develop Pocket-Size Microscope Accessory Accurate to one Hundredth of a Millimeter
Researchers at VTT Technical Research Center of Finland just made spur-of-the-moment research a little easier. By using images produced by the combined effect of an…
Researchers Design Inexpensive Liquid Batteries with Distinct Layers
Researchers at MIT are pursuing inexpensive battery technology that will help make intermittent renewable energy sources viable. They are researching high-temperature batteries whose liquid components…
SCaN Testbed Headed for International Space Station Later this Year
The SCaN Testbed, or Space Communications and Navigation Testbed, is set to be tested on the International Space Station later this year. During its five…
Mesolens Simultaneously Shows Inside an Individual Cell and Full Organism
Scientists are set to discuss the Mesolens at today’s prestigious Leewenhoek Lecture. The Mesolens is the only microscope of its kind in the world that…
Elastomeric “Soft” Robots Running on Pneumatic Actuators
These new prototype robots, which were molded from paper and silicone rubber, can twist, bend, grip, and lift more than 100 times their own weight….
