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The piezoelectric materials that inhabit everything from our cell phones to musical greeting cards may be getting an upgrade thanks to work discussed in the journal Nature Materials released online Jan 21. Continue reading “Mechanical engineers develop process to 3-D print piezoelectric materials”
An international research team led by the University of Liverpool and McMaster University has made a significant breakthrough in the search for new states of matter. Continue reading “Scientists discover new quantum spin liquid”
More than 2,500 years ago, horse riding nomads expanded their cultural realm throughout the Eurasian steppe from Southern Siberia to Eastern Europe. Continue reading “Satellite data exposes looting”
A physicist in the College of Arts and Sciences at Syracuse University hopes to improve cancer detection with a new and novel class of nanomaterials. Continue reading “Physicist creates tiny sensors to assist in cancer detection”
One of the first inventions of the 5th century B.C., not widely known but very important, was the starting mechanism in ancient stadiums, built to prevent untimely starts in races, called ‘hysplex’ (in Greek ύσπληξ), shown in the picture below. Continue reading “Technology and Autonomous Mechanisms from Ancient Greece to “Byzantium””
Inspired by the extraordinary characteristics of polar bear fur, lotus leaves and gecko feet, engineering researchers have developed a new way to make arrays of nanofibers that could bring us coatings that are sticky, repellent, insulating or light emitting, among other possibilities. Continue reading “Nanofiber carpet could lead to new sticky or insulating surfaces”
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