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Blood Is Thicker Than Water – And Blood Plasma Is, Too
February 18, 2013 — Blood flows differently than water. Anyone who has ever cut themselves knows that blood flows viscously and rather erratically. The similarity between blood and ketchup is something not only ... > full story -
Dopants Dramatically Alter Electronic Structure of Superconductor
February 17, 2013 — Doping dramatically alters the atomic-scale electronic structure of the parent of a high-temperature superconductor, with important consequences for the behavior of the current-carrying electrons, ... > full story -
Forging a New Periodic Table Using Nanostructures: Artificial Atoms and Bonds Provide a New Set of Building Blocks for Future Materials
February 17, 2013 — Scientists have developed a new set of building blocks based on nanoparticles and DNA. Using these tools, scientists will be able to build -- from the bottom up, just as nature does -- new and useful ... > full story -
Organic Electronics: How to Make Contact Between Carbon Compounds and Metal
February 17, 2013 — Organic electronics has already hit the market in smart-phone displays and holds great promise for future applications like flexible electroluminescent foils (a potential replacement for conventional ... > full story -
Affordable Fuel Cells Closer: Synthetic Molecule First Electricity-Making Catalyst to Use Iron to Split Hydrogen Gas
February 17, 2013 — To make fuel cells more economical, engineers want a fast and efficient iron-based molecule that splits hydrogen gas to make electricity. Researchers now report such a catalyst. It is the first ... > full story -
In the Blink of an Eye: X-Ray Imaging on the Attosecond Timescale
February 17, 2013 — Scientists have been using powerful laboratory-scale lasers to test whether multidimensional nonlinear x-ray spectroscopy on the attosecond timescale is practical for the light sources of the future ... > full story -
Decoys Could Blunt Spread of Ash-Killing Beetles
February 17, 2013 — As the emerald ash borer ravages North American ash trees, threatening the trees' very survival, a team of entomologists and engineers may have found a way to prevent the spread of the ... > full story -
Engineers Are Catching Rainbows: Material That Slows Light Opens New Possibilities in Solar Energy, Other Fields
February 17, 2013 — Engineers have created a more efficient way to catch rainbows, an advancement in photonics that could lead to technological breakthroughs in solar energy, stealth technology and other areas of ... > full story -
Highly Flexible Organic Semiconductors: Research Paves Way for Thin-Sheet Plastic Displays or Wearable Electronics
February 17, 2013 — Physicists have demonstrated extremely flexible organic semiconductors that withstood multiple bending cycles in which the devices were rolled to a radius as small as 200 micrometers. The technology ... > full story -
Shifting Sands: Force Is the Key to Granular State-Shifting
February 17, 2013 — Ever wonder why sand can both run through an hourglass like a liquid and be solid enough to support buildings? It's because granular materials -- like sand or dirt -- can change their behavior, or ... > full story
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