C. nemoralis also secretes two different kinds of protective mucus when disturbed. One is a sticky yellow mucus similar to […]
Category: materials science
Researchers devise a full-color night vision goggle
Wavelength and intensity in the infrared are translated into colors in the visible. Human eyes don’t register the infrared portion […]
Researchers develop a new process to get lithium out of rocks
The key chemical in the process is ammonium fluoride (NH4F). It’s possible to use the salt directly in a molten […]
Making cement from a different type of rock could clean up emissions
Those steps (along with follow-up reactions to restore the acid or other chemicals to a usable state) obviously add up […]
Carbon nanotube wiring gets closer to competing with copper
Skip to content While this material degrades over time, it could point to better ones. A multi-walled carbon nanotube. In […]
“Oobleck” still holds some surprises
Mixing corn starch and water in appropriate amounts produces a slurry that is liquid when stirred slowly but hardens when […]
Scientists crack the case of “screeching” Scotch tape
In 1953, Russian scientists peeling Scotch tape in a vacuum reported detecting electrons with sufficient energy to emit X-rays. Other […]
Microsoft’s new 10,000-year data storage medium: glass
Femtosecond lasers etch data into a very stable medium. Right now, Silica hardware isn’t quite ready for commercialization. Credit: Microsoft […]
A fluid can store solar energy and then release it as heat months later
Sunlight can cause a molecule to change structure, and then release heat later. The system works a bit like existing […]
Unique structure of elephant whiskers give them built-in sensing “intelligence”
An elephant’s trunk is a marvelous thing, flexible enough to bend and stretch as it forages for food, but also […]