Applied Physics

Stiction Nanotubes Mimic Van Der Waals Adhesion In Geckos

Nanotubes are the big hope for the first decade of the 21st century. They offer promise to produce a new class of composite materials that are stronger than conventional composites for use in aircraft and vehicles. Now researchers at Purdue University say ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 28 2008 - 6:28pm

Researchers Engineer World's Best Moisture Barrier For OLEDs, 1000X Better Than Current Methods

A breakthrough barrier technology from Singapore A*STAR’s Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE) protects sensitive devices like organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs) and solar cells from moisture 1000 times more effectively than any other ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 29 2008 - 1:00am

Rydberg Constant Experiment May Be A Test For Quantum Theory

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Max Planck Institute for Physics in Germany believe they can achieve a significant increase in the accuracy of one of the fundamental constants of nature by boosting an electr ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 29 2008 - 6:29pm

Nutcracker Man's Diet Was More Like Jell-O

New findings suggest that the ancient human “cousin” known as the “Nutcracker Man” wasn’t regularly eating anything like nuts after all. A University of Arkansas professor and his colleagues used a combination of microscopy and fractal analysis to examine ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 30 2008 - 12:27am

Countdown To The Large Hadron Collider

  The biggest ever science experiment, the Large Hadron Collider, should be operational this summer.  Three years behind schedule and 30% over budget, the $8.7 billion LHC will collide protons together and lead ions next year, at colossal energies never b ...

Article - Alan Gillis - Sep 1 2008 - 9:40pm

SWELLFIX Launches Into The Americas

HOUSTON and ABERDEEN, Scotland, May 1 /PRNewswire/--- Leader in swellable elastomer expands into important new markets of North, South and Central America Swellfix B.V., a leader in swellable elastomers for zonal isolation, announced today it has expanded ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - May 1 2008 - 4:30am

New Catalyst Means Methanol Fuel Cells Are Still In The Mix

Over the past decades competition for fossil fuels and the concern that they are generating large quantities of contaminating gases have given rise to a growing scientific interest in the development of alternative energies. Most current research is focuse ...

Article - News Staff - May 5 2008 - 7:56pm

SRG Scoops Two Recruiter Awards For Excellence

LONDON, May 6 /PRNewswire/-- In their first year of entering, SRG were winners in two categories of the 2008 Recruiter Awards for Excellence. These awards are the biggest, most comprehensive and most prestigious covering the whole of the UK recruitment in ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - May 6 2008 - 2:30am

RAD's IPmux Pseudowire Gateways Help Yorkshire Water Reduce Communications Costs And Extend The Life Of Existing Assets

BRADFORD, England, May 6 /PRNewswire/-- Yorkshire Water has won many awards for customer service and holds the British government's Charter Mark for Service Excellence. In 2006 they were voted utility company of the year for an unprecedented third co ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Jul 4 2009 - 12:29pm

European Capital Invests Euro 28 Million In International Electronics And Engineering

ST. PETER PORT, Guernsey, May 6 /PRNewswire/-- ECAS S.a.r.l, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of European Capital Limited (LSE: ECAS) ("European Capital"), announced today that it has invested euro 28 million in International Electronics and ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - May 6 2008 - 7:32am