TECH SPACE - INTERN DAILY

Aug 08, 2016 (SPX)

Superconductors are materials that, when cooled below a certain temperature, conduct free-flowing electricity without it being impeded by resistance. They are u...

'Liquid fingerprinting' technique instantly identifies unknown liquids

Aug 08, 2016 (SPX)

A new company will commercialize sensing technology invented at Harvard University that can perform instant, in-field characterization of the chemical make-up a...

Unlocking the secrets of creeping concrete

Aug 04, 2016 (SPX)

College students have used it to make cheap furniture, China has had shortages of it, and main character Michael Scott of "The Office" once famously buried his ...

New metamaterials can change properties with a flick of a light-switch

Aug 04, 2016 (SPX)

Invisibility cloaks have less to do with magic than with metamaterials. These human-engineered materials have properties that don't occur in nature, allowing th...

Aladin wind probe ready for Aeolus

Aug 04, 2016 (ESA)

It has been years in the making, but one of the trickiest pieces of space technology ever developed is finally ready to join its satellite for launch by the end...

Crystallization frustration predicts metallic glass formation

Aug 04, 2016 (SPX)

Researchers have discovered a way to predict which alloys will form metallic glasses. The research could pave the way for new strong, conductive materials. Meta...

Real and artificially generated 3-D films are nearly impossible to distinguish

Aug 04, 2016 (SPX)

For viewers it seems to be very difficult to tell the difference between real and artificially rendered 3-D films. Psychologists at Johannes Gutenberg Universit...

Flexible building blocks of the future

Aug 03, 2016 (SPX)

Ill-fitting joint sockets, contact dermatitis and sebaceous cysts are just a few of the problems plaguing prosthetic patients. They are all a result of the pres...

Lattice structure absorbs vibrations

Aug 03, 2016 (SPX)

Vibrations from a bus engine can sometimes be felt uncomfortably strongly through the seats. Similarly, vibrations from the propellers or rotors in propeller ai...

A mini-antenna for the data processing of tomorrow

Aug 03, 2016 (SPX)

With the rapid advance of miniaturization, data processing using electric currents faces tough challenges, some of which are insurmountable. Magnetic spin waves...

Physicists set low temperature record using laser cooling

Aug 02, 2016 (UPI)

Researchers at the University of New Mexico are using optical refrigeration to set low-temperature records. Physicists there recently used lasers to cool a spec...

Study looks at future of 2D materials

Jul 29, 2016 (UPI)

Graphene -- the atom-thick, honeycomb-like weave of carbon -- revolutionized the world of materials science. Now other 2D materials and their creators are looki...

Vortex laser carries computer data in cyclone-like motion

Jul 29, 2016 (UPI)

As the rise car ownership and automobile use in the 1950s and 60s necessitated bigger, better roads, increasing broadband use demands more efficient telecommuni...

Improving safety of neutron sources

Jul 29, 2016 (SPX)

There is a growing interest in the scientific community in a type of high-power neutron source that is created via a process referred to as spallation. This pro...

The hot attraction of gold

Jul 29, 2016 (SPX)

Gold had long been considered a non-magnetic metal. But researchers at Tohoku University recently discovered that gold can in fact be magnetized by applying hea...

HawkEye 360 brings space-based radio frequency mapping and analytics to new applications

Jul 28, 2016 (SPX)

HawkEye 360 and Lockheed Martin are collaborating to apply HawkEye 360's radio frequency (RF) detection and mapping technology in new markets. HawkEye 360 plans...

Humanity in Dire Need of Global System to Prevent In-Space Collisions

Jul 28, 2016 (Sputnik)

The president of the Satellite Industry Association, Tom Stroup, tells Radio Sputnik that it's time to consider the creation of a set of international guideline...

An accelerated pipeline to open materials research

Jul 27, 2016 (SPX)

Using today's advanced microscopes, scientists are able to capture exponentially more information about the materials they study compared to a decade ago - in g...

Scientists create new thin material that mimics cell membranes

Jul 27, 2016 (SPX)

Materials scientists have created a new material that performs like a cell membrane found in nature. Such a material has long been sought for applications as va...

Self-organizing smart materials that mimic swarm behavior

Jul 27, 2016 (SPX)

A new study by an international team of researchers, affiliated with Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) has announced that they have suc...