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Posted June 21, 2012:

• Nano-Infused Paint Can Detect Strain

Posted June 20, 2012:

• Toward Super-Size Wind Turbines: Bigger Wind Turbines Do Make Greener Electricity

Posted June 13, 2012:

• Little Mighty Creature of the Ocean Inspires Strong New Material for Medical Implants and Armour

Posted June 12, 2012:

• Radiation-Resistant Circuits from Mechanical Parts

Posted June 11, 2012:

• New Spin on Antifreeze: Researchers Create Ultra Slippery Anti-Ice and Anti-Frost Surfaces

Posted June 7, 2012:

• Optical Materials: Holey Gold
• Armored Caterpillar Could Inspire New Body Armor

Posted June 5, 2012:

• Weak Bridges Identified in Texas

Posted May 31, 2012:

• Slingshot-Driven Device Stops High-Velocity Projectiles Without Destroying Them
• Highway Through Amazon Worsens Effects of Climate Change, Provides Mixed Economic Gains

Posted May 22, 2012:

• Civil Engineers Find Savings Where the Rubber Meets the Road: Stiffer Roads Reduce Fuel Consumption

Posted May 21, 2012:

• Morphing Robots and Shape-Shifting Sculptures: Origami-Inspired Design Merges Engineering, Art

Posted May 16, 2012:

• Bright Future for Solar Power from Space

Posted May 4, 2012:

• Connected Traffic System for Emergency Responders Demonstrated
• Building Better Asphalt With Nanoclays

Posted May 3, 2012:

• Thanks for the (Computer) Memory: More Room for Data in 'Phase-Change' Material

Posted April 30, 2012:

• Student-Devised Process Would Prep Chinese Shale Gas for Sale

Posted April 26, 2012:

• New Guide for Research on Multiblock Polymers Emerges
• Self-Healing Concrete?

Posted April 25, 2012:

• New Harvesting Approach Boosts Energy Output from Bacteria

Posted April 24, 2012:

• Creating Nano-Structures from the Bottom Up

Posted April 17, 2012:

• Orangutans Smarter Than Previously Thought: Orangutan Nest Building Highly Sophisticated
• Ultra Lightweight Construction Is Based on Hydraulics

Posted April 16, 2012:

• Diesel Technologies Drastically Cut Emissions Under Real-World Conditions

Posted April 13, 2012:

• 3D Planning Tool for the City of Tomorrow
• Engineers Put Five-Story Building on Seismic Shake Table to Test Earthquake and Fire Readiness

Posted April 11, 2012:

• Power Without the Cord for Small Devices

Posted April 10, 2012:

• In 1990s, Researchers Studied Secrets of Titanic Steel

Posted April 9, 2012:

• Rough Terrain Can Channel a Tornado's Damaging Winds, New Research Suggests

Posted April 6, 2012:

• Major Source of Cells' Defense Against Oxidative Stress Identified

Posted April 4, 2012:

• Handheld Plasma Flashlight Rids Skin of Notorious Pathogens
• Titanic Disaster 'Unlikely to Happen Again'

Posted March 29, 2012:

• Oscillating Gel Acts Like Artificial Skin, Giving Robots Potential Ability to 'Feel'
• Forest-Destroying Avalanches on the Rise Due to Clear-Cut Logging

Posted March 26, 2012:

• Research: 'Buckliball' Opens New Avenue in Design of Foldable Engineering Structures

Posted March 18, 2012:

• Controlling Light at Will: Metamaterials Will Change Optics

Posted March 15, 2012:

• NASA Sub-Scale Solid-Rocket Motor Tests Material for Space Launch System

Posted March 6, 2012:

• Potentially Game-Changing Advances in Energy Materials

Posted March 5, 2012:

• Advancing Understanding of Energy Storage Mechanisms
• Spider Silk Conducts Heat as Well as Metals

Posted March 1, 2012:

• In Space and on Earth, Why Build It, When a Robot Can Build It for You?

Posted February 23, 2012:

• 'Storm of the Century' May Become 'Storm of the Decade'

Posted February 22, 2012:

• 'Miracle Material' Graphene Is Thinnest Known Anti-Corrosion Coating

Posted February 17, 2012:

• Discovery That Migrating Cells 'Turn Right' Has Implications for Engineering Tissues, Organs

Posted February 15, 2012:

• Virtual Reality Supports Planning by Architects

Posted February 14, 2012:

• New Nano-Material Combinations Produce Leap in Infrared Technology

Posted February 10, 2012:

• New Method for Creating Tissue Engineering Scaffolds

Posted February 9, 2012:

• New Method Makes Culture of Complex Tissue Possible in Any Lab
• Seismic Resistance: Model Analyzes Shape-Memory Alloys for Use in Earthquake-Resistant Structures

Posted February 1, 2012:

• Spider Web's Strength Lies in More Than Its Silk

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