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Tuesday, March 6, 2012

ScienceDaily: Top Technology News

ScienceDaily: Top Technology News


Space weather: Explosions on Venus

Posted: 05 Mar 2012 02:37 PM PST

A recent study has found clear evidence on Venus for a type of space weather outburst quite common at Earth, called a hot flow anomaly.

Smart, self-healing hydrogels open far-reaching possibilities in medicine, engineering

Posted: 05 Mar 2012 01:06 PM PST

Bioengineers have developed a self-healing hydrogel that binds in seconds, as easily as Velcro, and forms a bond strong enough to withstand repeated stretching. The material has numerous potential applications, including medical sutures, targeted drug delivery, industrial sealants and self-healing plastics.

Advancing understanding of energy storage mechanisms

Posted: 05 Mar 2012 12:07 PM PST

Materials researchers have given the engineering world a better look at the inner functions of the electrodes of supercapacitors -- the low-cost, lightweight energy storage devices used in many electronics, transportation and many other applications.

New nanoglue is thin and supersticky

Posted: 05 Mar 2012 12:06 PM PST

Engineers have invented a superthin "nanoglue" that could be used in new-generation microchip fabrication.

Spider silk conducts heat as well as metals

Posted: 05 Mar 2012 10:26 AM PST

Researchers have discovered that spider silk is surprisingly good at transferring heat. Spider silk, in fact, conducts heat as well or better than most metals.

Nanomaterials: A coating protocol

Posted: 05 Mar 2012 10:20 AM PST

A robust approach for preparing polymer-coated quantum dots may find use in a wide range of applications.

The origin of organic magnets

Posted: 05 Mar 2012 10:18 AM PST

A theoretical model for the unusual occurrence of magnetism in organic molecules may help develop this class of material for electronics applications.

Evolving planets get a bumpy ride

Posted: 05 Mar 2012 10:17 AM PST

The formation of planets occurs under constant bombardment from particles ranging from a few nanometers to tens of kilometers in size, according to recent analyses of asteroid samples by scientists. The study is the first reported analysis of grains taken directly from a solar body in space.

X-rays reveal how soil bacteria carry out surprising chemistry

Posted: 05 Mar 2012 05:12 AM PST

Researchers have discovered how soil bacteria carry out surprising chemistry, defying a longstanding set of chemical rules and thus paving the way for new synthesis of polyether drugs.

New direction for game controllers: Prototypes tug at thumb tips to enhance video gaming

Posted: 05 Mar 2012 05:11 AM PST

University of Utah engineers designed a new kind of video game controller that not only vibrates like existing devices, but pulls and stretches the thumb tips in different directions to simulate the tug of a fishing line, the recoil of a gun or the feeling of ocean waves.

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