Condensed Matter News
New glass could make better touchscreens
When it comes to innovation in electronic gadgets, a new kind of glass is not especially sexy. But when that glass is built into millions of touchscreen devices, and could potentially make them ...
Tue 10 Jan 12 from CNN
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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 Phys.org
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Ever-sharp urchin teeth may yield tools that never need honing
(PhysOrg.com) -- To survive in a tumultuous environment, sea urchins literally eat through stone, using their teeth to carve out nooks where the spiny creatures hide from predators and protect ...
Wed 22 Dec 10 from Phys.org
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Making Speedy Memory Chips Reliable
IBM believes a new way of encoding the bits in phase-change memory will it reliable enough for use in servers. IBM researchers have developed a programming trick that makes it possible to more ...
Wed 29 Jun 11 from MIT Technology Review
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Gecko-like tape holds up 42-inch TV
Watch a new reusable adhesive, inspired by the structure of gecko feet, support a heavy object
Mon 20 Feb 12 from Newscientist
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An Implantable Antenna
A prototype silk biosensor could someday alert doctors to signs of disease. Silk and gold, usually a pairing for the runways of Milan, are now the main ingredients for a new kind of implantable ...
Tue 17 Aug 10 from MIT Technology Review
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New family of liquid crystals created
(PhysOrg.com) -- Chemists at Vanderbilt University have created a new class of liquid crystals with unique electrical properties that could improve the performance of digital displays used on ...
Tue 5 Oct 10 from Phys.org
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Study: Uranus & Neptune Have Seas of Diamond--With Diamond Icebergs
Both Uranus and Neptune have quirky magnetic poles--they’re located ...
Fri 22 Jan 10 from Discover Magazine
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Liquid crystal droplets discovered to be exquisitely sensitive to an important bacterial lipid
In the computer displays of medical equipment in hospitals and clinics, liquid crystal technologies have already found a major role. But a discovery reported from the University of Wisconsin-Madison ...
Thu 19 May 11 from Phys.org
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How to grow your own bike from nylon powder
A British company has created a bike that, it says, could be grown at home by consumers too lazy to go to the store. read more
Wed 9 Mar 11 from TG Daily
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