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Plant material aligns to make tough aerogels Japanese scientists have used nanocellulose fibers extracted from plants to create a new type of aerogel that is not only transparent and thermally insulating, but also mechanically tough.   |
Industrial Physicist
Oct/Nov 2004
Eric J. Lerner |
Less is More with Aerogels With the lowest density, highest thermal insulation, lowest refractive index, and highest surface area per unit volume of any solid, aerogels exhibit remarkable properties and now this laboratory curiosity is showing some practical uses. |
Chemistry World
June 11, 2014
Emma Stoye |
Toughest ever diamond made from carbon onions A synthetic diamond that is even harder than its natural counterpart and able to withstand even hotter temperatures has been made by researchers in China. |
Chemistry World
August 17, 2012 |
Crystals through the looking glass Crystalline, amorphous and, recently, quasicrystalline -- those are the phases of solid matter we all know. But US based scientists have now added another to that list. |
Technology Research News
February 23, 2005 |
Process yields semiconductor foam Researchers from Wayne State University have made crystalline aerogels -- new semiconductor materials that are very porous, giving them very high surface areas. |
Technology Research News
August 25, 2004 |
Method Makes Stronger Steel Researchers have found a way to cast relatively large structures from a type of steel whose atomic structure is amorphous, like glass, rather than the usual orderly crystalline structure of metal. |
Technology Research News
April 7, 2004 |
Fiber spun from nanotube smoke Researchers from the University of Cambridge in England have developed a relatively simple way to manufacture continuous fibers of carbon nanotubes. |
Chemistry World
November 29, 2010
Simon Hadlington |
Mystery of diamond polishing solved? Mike Ashfold, an expert on the chemistry of diamond at the University of Bristol in the UK, says, 'Polishers have long recognised that some diamond surfaces polish more easily, and more successfully, than others. |
Chemistry World
September 2011 |
Diamonds are for everything No longer valued simply for its glamour and durability, diamond is turning its hand to applications in solar power, laser design and bionic eyes. |
IEEE Spectrum
March 2009
Neil Savage |
Superstrong Artificial Muscles and More From New Nanotube Material Sheets of carbon nanotubes could make strong, stretchy artificial muscles with amazing properties |
Technology Research News
July 30, 2003 |
See-through magnets hang tough Researchers from the Independent University of Barcelona (UAB) and the University of Zaragoza in Spain have found a way to form transparent, durable, lightweight magnets that maintain their magnetism in magnetic fields and high temperatures. |
Chemistry World
November 30, 2015
Emma Stoye |
20 carat gold foam lighter than a feather The 20 carat gold 'foam' is a thousand times lighter than its solid counterpart, and the lightest gold nugget ever to be made. |
Reactive Reports
December 2003
David Bradley |
Airy magnets Spanish researchers have created a new type of magnetic material that is ultra-light and transparent. The airy magnets could have applications in flat screen displays and magneto-optical memory devices for computers. |
IEEE Spectrum
May 2011
Wager & Hoffman |
Thin, Fast, and Flexible Semiconductors Amorphous oxide semiconductors promise to make flat-panel displays faster and sharper than today's silicon standby. |
