The future of solar-powered houses is clear
People could live in glass houses and look at the world through rose-tinted windows while reducing their carbon emissions by 50% thanks to QUT Institute of Sustainable Resources (ISR) research. view more (2008-04-10)
Building better bone replacements with bacteria
Bacteria that manufacture hydroxyapatite (HA) could be used to make stronger, more durable bone implants. Professor Lynne Macaskie from the University of Birmingham this week (7-10 September) presented work to the Society for General Microbiology's meeting at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh. view more (2009-09-08)
Ultrafast lasers take 'snapshots' as atoms collide
Using laser pulses that last just 70 femtoseconds (quadrillionths of a second), physicists have observed in greater detail than ever before what happens when atoms collide. view more (2005-10-21)
Materials Specialist Awarded SCI Beilby Medal
Saturday 16 September 2000, The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK: DR ZHENG XIAO GUO, Reader in Materials at Queen Mary and Westfield College (QMWC), the University of London, was awarded the Society of Chemical Industry (SCI) BEILBY MEDAL at the SCI Chinese Section meeting Chemistry and Sustainable Development in China. Following the medal... view more... (2000-09-26)
Nanotechnology: not just for geeks
Say "nanotechnology," and geeks imagine iPhones, laptops and flash drives. But more than 60 percent of the 580 products in a newly updated inventory of nanotechnology consumer products are such "un-geeky" items as tennis racquets, clothing, and health products. view more (2007-10-03)
First powder injection molding process for pure niobium
Penn State researchers have developed the first powder injection molding process for pure niobium, a biocompatible material similar to platinum and titanium but cheaper. view more (2005-10-17)
The sweet smell of nano-success
Materials scientists at Lehigh University and catalyst chemists at Cardiff University have uncovered secrets of the "nanoworld" that promise to lead to cleaner methods of producing, among other things, spices and perfumes. view more (2006-01-30)
From neolithic bones to carbon fiber - flute-making gets boost from modern science
A combination of modern materials, technology, and venture capital catapults Finnish flute-makers in international music spotlight. Beauty of sound "I was inspired by the delicate sound of the simple bamboo flute and experimented with various materials and techniques to construct a light flute frame," Matti K'¤hönen of Matit Flutebrothers in... view more... (2001-05-31)
Prize for the best European thesis on metallurgy
Ibon Azkona, researcher of the Basque Technology Centre CEIT, has been awarded with the prize for the best European doctoral thesis on powder metallurgy. The result of the research carried out by the young research worker has been the production of ultra hard materials based on transition metal boride through a feasible rout at industrial scale.... view more... (2002-10-11)
Research to make flying more environmentally friendly
Europe's airplane engine manufacturers are now pooling their resources to make flying more environmentally friendly. In collaboration with some select universities and university colleges they are using millions in financial support from the EU to set up a major research project aiming to reduce noise, fuel use, and emissions. University of... view more... (2005-02-15)
Rebuilding faces
Surgeons are using a revolutionary implant to help rebuild the faces of children injured in accidents or born with serious defects. view more (2005-01-14)
Rivers are carbon processors, not inert pipelines
Microorganisms in rivers and streams play a crucial role in the global carbon cycle that has not previously been considered. view more (2008-12-02)
'Tunable' network features coordinated frequency combs
A super stable fiber-optic network that can be tuned across a range of visible and near-infrared frequencies while synchronizing the oscillations of light waves from different sources has been demonstrated at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). view more (2007-05-14)
New efficiency benchmark for dye-sensitized solar cells
In a paper published online June 29 in the journal Nature Materials, EPFL professor Michael Graetzel, Shaik Zakeeruddin and colleagues from the Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry at the Chinese Academy of Sciences have achieved a record light conversion efficiency of 8.2% in solvent-free dye-sensitized solar cells. view more (2008-06-30)
Tachographs for diving animals
Seals, sea lions and penguins have two things in common with whales and dolphins: They are all ocean swimmers and evoke human sympathy - not only from children. Especially when whales become stranded or seals fall victim to an epidemic, some of us ask: How did this happen? Could this be prevented in future? The job of answering such questions lies... view more... (2002-12-20)
An efficient and environmentally friendly way of manufacturing gears
EUREKA project E! 2339 EUROENVIRON GRINDING project has developed an alternative, flexible and environmentally friendly manufacturing technology for the production of gears that can reduce production times from months to a matter of days. It can be used for all kinds of gears and joints made from treated alloyed steel, heat-resistant nickel or... view more... (2004-01-21)
Outcomes comparable for younger and older children with surgically implanted hearing aids
Outcomes following surgically implanted hearing aids that are anchored to bone appear comparable for children younger than 5 years and those older than 5 years. view more (2007-01-16)
Niobium prize
CEIT, the research centre based in Donostia-San Sebastian in the Basque Country, has been awarded this year's International Charles Hatchett prize by the Materials Institute in London. They will receive the award on the 10 June in recognition of their work, highly important in the steel industrial sector. The aim of their research has been the... view more... (2003-05-22)
Organic solar power
Solar cells made from conventional semiconductor materials such as silicon are becoming increasingly common. By contrast, cells which use organic dyes or electrically conductive plastics are relatively unknown. At the Hanover Fair: prototypes of such cells and possible applications. ----------- If solar power is to be generated in the future on a... view more... (2002-04-16)
University of Texas at Austin physicists slow and control supersonic helium beam
The speed of a beam of helium atoms can be controlled and slowed using an "atomic paddle" much as a tennis player uses a racquet to control tennis balls, physicists at The University of Texas at Austin have discovered. view more (2007-03-09)
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