Software from the aerospace industry has allowed an interdisciplinary team of U.K. researchers to design…
Month: March 2015
Winter hack: Textured rubber that grips slick, icy surfaces
Researchers from Canada are developing new methods to mass-produce a material that may help pedestrians…
Revolutionary 3-D printing technology uses light and oxygen to synthesize materials from a pool of liquid
A 3-D printing technology enables objects to rise from a liquid media continuously rather than…
Erectile dysfunction drug relieves nerve damage in diabetic mice
New animal studies found that sildenafil, a drug commonly used to treat erectile dysfunction, may…
Nanospheres cooled with light to explore the limits of quantum physics
Scientists have developed a new technology which could one day create quantum phenomena in objects…
Materials research could unlock potential of lithium-sulfur batteries
Scientists have discovered a high performance cathode material with great promise for use in next…
Emerging diseases likely to be more harmful in similar species
When viruses such as influenza and Ebola jump from one species to another, their ability…
Clean energy future: New cheap and efficient electrode for splitting water
Scientists have developed a highly efficient oxygen-producing electrode for splitting water that has the potential…
Chimpanzees will travel for preferred foods, innovate solutions
Just as humans will travel to their favorite restaurant, chimpanzees will travel a farther distance…
Diet soda linked to increases in belly fat in older adults
Increasing diet soda intake is directly linked to greater abdominal obesity in adults 65 years…