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Federal grant invests in nanostructured 'super' materials

Backed by a $1.2 million federal grant, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) has launched a Center for Advanced Materials Manufacturing (CAMM) that will support the transfer of UWM research ...

Fri 6 Aug 10 from PhysOrg

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The boundless promise -- and mystery -- of glass

For more than 40 years, Rensselaer Professor Minoru Tomozawa has been pioneering new innovations in a field that most people take for granted: glass.

Mon 2 Aug 10 from PhysOrg

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Researchers find universal law for material evolution

It's a problem that materials scientists have considered for years: how does a material composed of more than one phase evolve when heated to a temperature that will allow atoms to move? In ...

Mon 2 Aug 10 from PhysOrg

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1962 glass could be Corning's next bonanza seller

(AP) -- An ultra-strong glass that has been looking for a purpose since its invention in 1962 is poised to become a multibillion-dollar bonanza for Corning Inc.

Sun 1 Aug 10 from PhysOrg

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Ancient Mayans Inspire Modern Fade Proof Dye

Physicists have created a dye that promises to last for a thousand years. The secret to this extraordinary durability? Its formula is based on a Mayan pigment, a brilliant blue color that survives ...

Fri 30 Jul 10 from PhysOrg

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The fungus among us: A new way of decomposing BPA-containing plastic

Just as cooking helps people digest food, pretreating polycarbonate plastic - source of a huge environmental headache because of its bisphenol A (BPA) content - may be the key to disposing of ...

Wed 28 Jul 10 from PhysOrg

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A Venus flytrap for nuclear waste

Not every object is food to a Venus flytrap. Like the carnivorous plant, a new material developed at Northwestern University permanently traps only its desired prey, the radioactive ion cesium, ...

Tue 26 Jan 10 from PhysOrg

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Blog - New "Ultra-Battery" as Energy-Dense as High Explosives

Metallized xenon difluoride heralds a new class of solid fuels. The energy density of batteries is tremendously important as an enabler of new technologies. Meanwhile, the scramble to create ...

Thu 8 Jul 10 from MIT Technology Review

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