News articles tagged with 'metal' (Page 3)
Breaking point: LSU professor discovers method to determine when metals reach end of life
— 14 Jan 2011 16:08 | TechnologyWe live in a world almost completely dependent upon machinery. Since the creation of the simple wheel, humans have found ways to increase quality of life and advance scientific knowledge…
Caltech-led team creates damage-tolerant metallic glass
— 13 Jan 2011 16:51 | TechnologyGlass is inherently strong, but when it cracks or otherwise fails, it proves brittle, shattering almost immediately. Steel and other metal alloys tend to be tough - they resist shattering…
Study improves understanding of method for creating multi-metal nanoparticles
— 16 Dec 2010 17:58 | TechnologyA new study from researchers at North Carolina State University sheds light on how a technique that is commonly used for making single-metal nanoparticles can be extended to create…
Elevated zinc concentrations in Colorado waterway likely a result of climate change
— 16 Dec 2010 17:37 | EnvironmentRising concentrations of zinc in a waterway on Colorado's Western Slope may be the result of climate change that is affecting the timing of annual snowmelt, says a new study led by…
Rice researchers take molecule's temperature
— 14 Dec 2010 21:09 | TechnologyYou can touch a functioning light bulb and know right away that it's hot. Ouch! But you can't touch a single molecule and get the same feedback…
Iridium memories
— 14 Dec 2010 18:39 | PhysicsOne of the rarest metals on Earth may be an excellent option for enabling future flash memory chips to continue to increase in speed and density, according to a group of researchers…
New microscopic life aboard the RMS Titanic
— 6 Dec 2010 17:57 | BiologyA brand-new bacterial species has been found aboard the RMS Titanic, which is contributing to its deterioration. The discovery reveals a potential new microbial threat to the exterior…
The worm that turned on heavy metal
— 6 Dec 2010 17:39 | EnvironmentResearchers in South America have studied the viability of using earthworms to process hazardous material containing high concentrations of heavy metal for the bioremediation of old…
Gold and silver nano baubles
— 5 Dec 2010 17:43 | TechnologyThey might just be the smallest Christmas tree decorations ever. Tiny spherical particles of gold and silver that are more than 100 million times smaller than the gold and silver baubles…
Chemistry for greenhouse gases
— 30 Nov 2010 21:57 | ChemistryIf fossil fuels burn completely, the end products are carbon dioxide and water. Today the carbon dioxide is a waste product, one that goes into the air - adding to global warming; or…