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'Soft Robotic' Devices Using Water-Based Gels
Researchers have developed a
new technique for creating
devices out of a water-based
hydrogel material that can
be patterned, folded and
used to manipulate objects.
The technique holds promise
... > full story
Las Cumbres Observatory 'Sinistro' Astronomy Imager Captures First Light
The Las Cumbres Observatory
Global Telescope has
captured its first on-sky
images with the production
Sinistro CCD camera. ... > full story
New Water Splitting Technique Efficiently Produces Hydrogen Fuel
Radically new technique uses
the power of sunlight to
efficiently split water into
its components of hydrogen
and oxygen, paving the way
for the broad use of
... > full story
'Soft' Approach Leads to Revolutionary Energy Storage: Graphene-Based Supercapacitors
Researchers have brought
next generation energy
storage closer with an
engineering first -- a
graphene-based device that
... > full story
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Cobalt Replacements Make Solar Cells More Sustainable
August 2, 2013 — Researchers have successfully replaced the rare element iodine in copper-based dye-sensitized solar cells by the more abundant element cobalt, taking a step forward in the development of ... > full story -
Long-Sought Method to Efficiently Make Complex Anticancer Compound Developed
August 1, 2013 — Scientists have achieved the first efficient chemical synthesis of ingenol, a highly complex, plant-derived compound that has long been of interest to drug developers for its anticancer potential. ... > full story -
Light That Moves and Molds Gels
August 1, 2013 — Researchers have demonstrated a biomimetic response using hydrogels -- a material that constitutes most contact lenses and microfluidic or fluid-controlled technologies. Their study is the first to ... > full story -
Catching Cancer Early by Chasing It: Portable Diagnostic Device That Can Travel to the Patient
August 1, 2013 — Reaching a clinic in time to receive an early diagnosis for cancer -- when the disease is most treatable -- is a global problem. Now a team of researchers proposes a global solution: have a ... > full story -
Scientists Discover Mineral-Making Secrets Potentially Useful for New Materials
August 1, 2013 — Proteins have gotten most of the attention in studies of how organic materials control the initial step of making the first tiny crystals that organisms use to build structures that help them move ... > full story -
A New Tool for Brain Research
August 1, 2013 — Physicists and neuroscientists have unlocked one of the mysteries of the human brain, thanks to new research using functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) and electroencephalography ... > full story -
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Wonders of Nature Inspire Exotic Synthetic Materials
July 31, 2013 — In a new article, a group of physicists describe how unique structures in the natural world are inspiring scientists to develop new types of materials with unprecedented ... > full story -
Figuring out Flow Dynamics
July 31, 2013 — Scientists have been building models of turbulent flow. Recently, they developed a new and improved way of looking at the composition of turbulence near walls, the type of flow that dominates our ... > full story -
Artificial Earthquakes Could Lead to Safer, Sturdier Buildings
July 31, 2013 — Earthquakes never occur when you need one, so structural engineers are shaking up a building themselves in the name of science and safety. Using massive moving platforms and an array of sensors and ... > full story -
New 3-D Colonoscopy Eases Detection of Precancerous Lesions
July 31, 2013 — New technology offers three-dimensional images, making it easier to detect precancerous ... > full story
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