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Cotton is the fabric of your lights... your iPod... your MP3 player... your cell phone
Consider this T-shirt: It can monitor your heart rate and breathing, analyze your sweat and even cool you off on a hot summer's day. What about a pillow that monitors your brain waves, or a ...
Tue 9 Mar 10 from PhysOrg
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A huge step toward mass production of graphene
Scientists have leaped over a major hurdle in efforts to begin commercial production of a form of carbon that could rival silicon in its potential for revolutionizing electronics devices ranging ...
7 hours ago from PhysOrg
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Nanotech 'fuse' for novel battery
A never-before-seen reaction in nanotubes could make for batteries that pack a mighty punch, say researchers.
Tue 9 Mar 10 from BBC News
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IBM, Stanford cite advance in plastic recycling
When you recycle a plastic bottle, it doesn't necessarily become another plastic bottle.
Tue 9 Mar 10 from PhysOrg
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You have your MoM's ions
Hip replacement patients with metal-on-metal (MoM) implants (both the socket and hip ball are metal) pass metal ions to their infants during pregnancy, according to a new study presented today ...
Tue 9 Mar 10 from PhysOrg
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Asking 'what would nature do?' leads to a way to break down a greenhouse gas
A recent discovery in understanding how to chemically break down the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide into a useful form opens the doors for scientists to wonder what organism is out there - or ...
Mon 8 Mar 10 from PhysOrg
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Strength is shore thing for sea shell scientists
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have made synthetic 'sea shells' from a mixture of chalk and polystyrene cups - and produced a tough new material that could make our homes and offices more durable.
Mon 8 Mar 10 from PhysOrg
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Scientists transform polyethylene into a heat-conducting material
Most polymers -- materials made of long, chain-like molecules -- are very good insulators for both heat and electricity. But an MIT team has found a way to transform the most widely used polymer, ...
Sun 7 Mar 10 from PhysOrg
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Diener UK Launch New Plasma Surface Treatment Website
Diener UK have this month launched their new UK website (http://www.plasmatreatment.co.uk) for their full range of plasma surface treatment systems, processes and services. Diener's systems ...
15 hours ago from AZoNano
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Nano-Engineered Platinum Catalyst Layers for Fuel Cells
A 1.1 million project aimed at creating new platinum based catalyst layer designs for fuel cells has been awarded funding by the Technology Strategy Board. Johnson Matthey Fuel Cells Ltd is ...
Tue 9 Mar 10 from AZoNano
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