News articles tagged with 'metal' (Page 2)
Researchers discover new way to design metal nanoparticle catalysts
— 23 Feb 2011 19:38 | ChemistryTiny metal nanoparticles are used as catalysts in many reactions, from refining chemicals to producing polymers and biofuels. How well these nanoparticles perform as catalysts for these…
Liquid metal key to simpler creation of electrodes for microfluidic devices
— 22 Feb 2011 23:36 | TechnologyResearchers from North Carolina State University have developed a faster, easier way to create microelectrodes, for use in microfluidic devices, by using liquid metal. Microfluidic…
Technology breakthrough fuels laptops and phones, recharges scientist's 60-year career
— 18 Feb 2011 18:08 | TechnologyHow does a scientist fuel his enthusiasm for chemistry after 60 years? By discovering a new energy source, of course…
Sleeping Trojan horse to aid imaging of diseased cells
— 17 Feb 2011 16:57 | HealthA unique strategy developed by researchers at Cardiff University is opening up new possibilities for improving medical imaging…
Physicists isolate bound states in graphene-superconductor junctions
— 15 Feb 2011 15:45 | PhysicsIllinois researchers have documented the first observations of some unusual physics when two prominent electric materials are connected: superconductors and graphene…
A paperweight for platinum
— 9 Feb 2011 16:59 | ChemistryA new combination of nanoparticles and graphene results in a more durable catalytic material for fuel cells, according to work published today online at the Journal of the American…
New nanoparticles make blood clots visible
— 3 Feb 2011 17:57 | HealthFor almost two decades, cardiologists have searched for ways to see dangerous blood clots before they cause heart attacks…
Universal solvent no match for new self-healing sticky gel
— 28 Jan 2011 16:33 | TechnologyScientists can now manufacture a synthetic version of the self-healing sticky substance that mussels use to anchor themselves to rocks in pounding ocean surf and surging tidal basins.…
GRIN plasmonics
— 25 Jan 2011 18:32 | TechnologyThey said it could be done and now they've done it. What's more, they did it with a GRIN. A team of researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)'s Lawrence Berkeley National…
Sensors to detect explosives, monitor food being developed at UH
— 21 Jan 2011 18:47 | TechnologyMonitoring everything from explosives to tainted milk, materials for use in creating sensors for detection devices have been developed by a University of Houston (UH) chemist and his…