Archive for 2014
Video: Glass science of Prince Rupert’s drop captured with high-speed cameras
The series Smarter Every Day explores Prince Rupert’s drop—glass shapes formed by dropping hot molten glass in hot water—which are like hardened glass but exhibit some incredibly brittle properties.
Read MoreThank your microbiome—gut microbes are behind chocolate’s health benefits
An artificial gut has helped researchers explain dark chocolate’s positive health benefits by revealing that gut microbes help digest cocoa’s anti-inflammatory polyphenols.
Read MoreNext-gen battery collaboration to develop ‘beyond lithium-ion space’ in space
A partnership between the Department of Energy’s Joint Center for Energy Storage Research and NASA Glenn Research Center spells good things for batteries, which are poised to receive a double-dose of expertise from two of the country’s top research entities.
Read MoreLG’s Smart Lamp: We’ve seen the light—and we’re controlling it with our smartphones
LG Electronics’ new Smart Lamp, unveiled this week in Korea, is a 10W LED bulb that’s 80 percent more efficient than its incandescent counterparts—and can be controlled by your Android or iOS smartphone.
Read MoreLight-bending silicon chip may make former Apple iPhone rumors true
Caltech researchers report a new integrated optical phased array silicon chip that can bend light with no mechanical parts, opening up possibilities for simple projectors that can be incorporated into devices such as smartphones.
Read MoreGlobal nuclear notes: Japan to restart nuclear program, China on track to beat 2020 targets
In the race to reinvigorate nuclear energy programs across the globe, who’s winning?
Read MoreNews from the glass and refractory ceramics world
News from the glass and refractory ceramics world
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest
Other materials stories that may be of interest
Read MoreNew ceramic thermal barrier coating is long, strong, and down to get the friction on
Swedish scientists have improved yttria stabilized zirconia thermal barrier coatings with a columnar microstructure to allow jet engines to run hotter, longer, and more efficiently.
Read MoreDecaf drinking water made possible by nano titania, magnetite, and graphene oxide modules
Photocatalytic titania nanoparticles and composite magnetic nanoparticles loaded onto graphene oxide create photocatalytic “modules” for wastewater treatment.
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