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'Fuzzy' fibers can take rockets' heat
To stand up to the heat and pressure of next-generation rocket engines, the composite fibers used to make them should be fuzzy. The Rice...
Apr 3, 20173 min read
Magnetic fields at the crossroads
Understanding the motion of vortex domain walls in ferromagnetic nanowires From compasses used in ancient overseas navigation to...
Mar 8, 20173 min read
Wearable, Low-Cost Sensor to Measure Skin Hydration
Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a wearable, wireless sensor that can monitor a person’s skin hydration...
Jan 31, 20173 min read
New low-cost technique converts bulk alloys to oxide nanowires
A simple technique for producing oxide nanowires directly from bulk materials could dramatically lower the cost of producing the...
Jan 24, 20174 min read
Microbiologists make big leap in developing 'green' electronics
Microbiologists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst report that they have discovered a new type of natural wire produced by...
Jan 18, 20173 min read
Nanowire 'inks' enable paper-based printable electronics
By suspending tiny metal nanoparticles in liquids, Duke University scientists are brewing up conductive ink-jet printer "inks" to print...
Jan 4, 20173 min read
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