Condensed Matter News
Flerovium and livermorium suggested as two new element names
The lower-right end of the periodic table, where all the super-heavy artificial elements reside, is soon to be graced by two new names. Elements 114 and 116 should be called flerovium (Fl) and ...
Fri 2 Dec 11 from Nature News Blogs
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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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This Antenna Bends but Won't Break
Injecting liquid metal into a polymer results in a twistable, stretchable antenna.
Sun 6 Dec 09 from MIT Technology Review
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Solar power without solar cells: A hidden magnetic effect of light could make it possible
(PhysOrg.com) -- A dramatic and surprising magnetic effect of light discovered by University of Michigan researchers could lead to solar power without traditional semiconductor-based solar cells.
Thu 14 Apr 11 from PhysOrg
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New form of girl's best friend is lighter than ever
Thu 19 May 11 from Nanotechweb
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Glass that's Stronger than Steel
A new material might make very robust dental implants. In the world of materials, strength (the amount of force a substance can withstand) and toughness (its capacity to resist fracturing) are ...
Mon 10 Jan 11 from MIT Technology Review
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Stronger than steel, novel metals are moldable as plastic
(PhysOrg.com) -- Imagine a material that's stronger than steel, but just as versatile as plastic, able to take on a seemingly endless variety of forms. For decades, materials scientists have ...
Tue 1 Mar 11 from PhysOrg
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Flying by the skin of our teeth
It's been a mystery: how can our teeth withstand such an enormous amount of pressure, over many years, when tooth enamel is only about as strong as glass? A new study by Prof. Herzl Chai of ...
Wed 19 Aug 09 from PhysOrg
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New hydrogen-storage method discovered
Scientists at the Carnegie Institution have found for the first time that high pressure can be used to make a unique hydrogen-storage material. The discovery paves the way for an entirely new ...
Sun 22 Nov 09 from PhysOrg
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