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Scientists create new form of matter, a time crystal

Mar 09, 2017 (SPX)

Salt, snowflakes and diamonds are all crystals, meaning their atoms are arranged in 3-D patterns that repeat. Today scientists are reporting in the journal Natu...

U.S. Naval Research Lab develops light, transparent armor

Mar 08, 2017 (UPI)

Research chemists at U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) have developed and patented a transparent thermoplastic elastomer armor to reduce weight, inherent in ...

Mikros contracted for U.S. Navy radar support systems

Mar 08, 2017 (UPI)

The U.S. Navy awarded Mikros Systems Corporation with an $11.5 million contract to perform engineering and technical support services for radar support systems....

Space surveillance radar system fully operational

Mar 07, 2017 (UPI)

A C-band space surveillance radar system jointly operated by the United States and Australia has reached Full Operational Capability, the Australian Department ...

3-D printing with plants

Mar 07, 2017 (SPX)

For centuries, cellulose has formed the basis of the world's most abundantly printed-on material: paper. Now, thanks to new research at MIT, it may also become ...

Coffee-ring effect leads to crystallization control

Mar 07, 2017 (SPX)

A chance observation of crystals forming a mark that resembled the stain of a coffee cup left on a table has led to the growth of customized polycrystals with i...

Aireon and Thales Begin Validation of Space-Based ADS-B Data

Mar 07, 2017 (SPX)

Aireon has announced that Thales has officially begun the testing and validation of the Aireon space-based Automatic Dependent Surveillance - Broadcast (ADS-B) ...

Researchers remotely control sequence in which 2-D sheets fold into 3-D structures

Mar 07, 2017 (SPX)

Inspired by origami, North Carolina State University researchers have found a way to remotely control the order in which a two-dimensional (2-D) sheet folds its...

Bubble-recoil could be used to cool microchips, even in space

Mar 07, 2017 (SPX)

The bubbles that form on a heated surface create a tiny recoil when they leave it, like the kick from a gun firing blanks. Now researchers at the University of ...

Scientists demonstrate improved particle warning to protect astronauts

Mar 03, 2017 (SPX)

Our constantly-changing sun sometimes erupts with bursts of light, solar material, or ultra-fast energized particles - collectively, these events contribute to ...

Laser-altered molecules cast alchemy in a different light

Mar 01, 2017 (SPX)

Since the Middle Ages, alchemists have sought to transmute elements, the most famous example being the long quest to turn lead into gold. Transmutation has been...

Oculus looks to spur VR spread with Rift price cut

Mar 01, 2017 (AFP)

Facebook-owned Oculus on Wednesday slashed the price of its Rift headsets to speed the pace at which the virtual reality technology is working its way into home...

New X-ray glasses concentrate, strengthen laser beams

Mar 01, 2017 (UPI)

Scientists at the Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron, or DESY, the German research center, have created laser beams with record strength and precision using X-ray...

Sustainable ceramics without a kiln

Mar 01, 2017 (SPX)

The manufacture of cement, bricks, bathroom tiles and porcelain crockery normally requires a great deal of heat: a kiln is used to fire the ceramic materials at...

Keeping Our Cool in Space

Mar 01, 2017 (SPX)

As spacecraft become larger, the heat they produce also increases. That means vehicles built for long-term space exploration need more efficient cooling systems...

NYU researchers coax colloidal spheres to self-assemble into photonic crystals

Mar 01, 2017 (SPX)

Colloidal particles, used in a range of technical applications including foods, inks, paints, and cosmetics, can self-assemble into a remarkable variety of dens...

New use for paper industry's sludge and fly ash in plastics

Feb 28, 2017 (SPX)

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland examined, as part of the EU's Reffibre project, whether new industrial applications could be developed for various type...

Researchers use laser-generated bubbles to create 3-D images in liquid

Feb 28, 2017 (SPX)

Researchers have developed a completely new type of display that creates 3D images by using a laser to form tiny bubbles inside a liquid "screen." Instead of re...

Materials that emit rainbows

Feb 28, 2017 (SPX)

Mechanochromic luminescent (MCL) materials change their color in response to a change in their environment, like pressure and temperature. To date, most MCL mat...

When Rocket Science Meets X-ray Science

Feb 28, 2017 (SPX)

It takes rocket science to launch and fly spacecraft to faraway planets and moons, but a deep understanding of how materials perform under extreme conditions is...