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• Printing silver onto fibers could pave the way for flexible, wearable electronics
• Planetary 'runaway greenhouse' more easily triggered, research shows
• Simulations aiding study of earthquake dampers for structures
• Cause of LED 'efficiency droop' identified
• Plasmonic black metals: Breakthrough in solar energy research?
• Accurately testing exact hardness of a material, in depth
• Protein surfaces defects act as drug targets
• Novel technology for producing 'electronic ink' may lead to inexpensive, durable electronics and solar cells
• Water clears path for nanoribbon development
• Full body illusion is associated with a drop in skin temperature
• Lifelike cooling for sunbaked windows: Adaptable microfluidic circulatory system could cut air-conditioning costs
• Station astronauts remotely control planetary rover from space
• Recognizing people by the way they walk
• Beam me up, Scotty! Would teleporting humans into space be possible?
• Suburban sprawl to power cities of the future
• New coating may help joint replacements bond better with bone
• Seemingly competitive co-catalysts cooperate to accelerate chemical reaction

Printing silver onto fibers could pave the way for flexible, wearable electronics Posted: 30 Jul 2013 04:35 PM PDT A new technique for depositing silver onto clothing fibers could open up huge opportunities in wearable electronics.

Planetary 'runaway greenhouse' more easily triggered, research shows Posted: 30 Jul 2013 01:31 PM PDT It might be easier than previously thought for a planet to overheat into the scorchingly uninhabitable "runaway greenhouse" stage, according to new research.

Simulations aiding study of earthquake dampers for structures Posted: 30 Jul 2013 01:31 PM PDT Researchers have demonstrated the reliability and efficiency of "real-time hybrid simulation" for testing a type of powerful damping system that might be installed in buildings and bridges to reduce structural damage and injuries during earthquakes.

Cause of LED 'efficiency droop' identified Posted: 30 Jul 2013 12:06 PM PDT Researchers have identified the mechanism behind a plague of LED light bulbs: a flaw called "efficiency droop" that causes LEDs to lose up to 20 percent of their efficiency as they are subjected to greater electrical currents.

Plasmonic black metals: Breakthrough in solar energy research? Posted: 30 Jul 2013 10:26 AM PDT The use of plasmonic black metals could someday provide a pathway to more efficient photovoltaics -- the use of solar panels containing photovoltaic solar cells -- to improve solar energy harvesting, according to researchers.

Accurately testing exact hardness of a material, in depth Posted: 30 Jul 2013 09:34 AM PDT Scientists have now built a machine that sets a new standard of accuracy for testing a material's hardness, which is a measure of its resistance to bumps and scratches.

Protein surfaces defects act as drug targets Posted: 30 Jul 2013 09:34 AM PDT New research shows a physical characterization of the interface of the body's proteins with water. Identifying the locations where it is easiest to remove water from the interface of target proteins could constitute a novel drug design strategy. The candidate drugs would need to be engineered to bind at the site of the protein where interfacial water is most easily dislodged.

Novel technology for producing 'electronic ink' may lead to inexpensive, durable electronics and solar cells Posted: 30 Jul 2013 09:32 AM PDT Electronic touch pads that cost just a few dollars and solar cells that cost the same as roof shingles are one step closer to reality today.

Water clears path for nanoribbon development Posted: 30 Jul 2013 09:32 AM PDT A tiny meniscus of water makes it practical to form long graphene nanoribbons less than 10 nanometers wide.

Full body illusion is associated with a drop in skin temperature Posted: 30 Jul 2013 09:32 AM PDT Researchers used virtual reality technology with a specialized robotic system to test what happens when the mind is tricked into identifying with another body.

Lifelike cooling for sunbaked windows: Adaptable microfluidic circulatory system could cut air-conditioning costs Posted: 30 Jul 2013 07:17 AM PDT Sun-drenched rooms make for happy residents, but large glass windows also bring higher air-conditioning bills. Now a bioinspired microfluidic circulatory system for windows could save energy and cut cooling costs dramatically -- while letting in just as much sunlight.

Station astronauts remotely control planetary rover from space Posted: 30 Jul 2013 06:15 AM PDT On June 17 and July 26, NASA tested the Surface Telerobotics exploration concept, in which an astronaut in an orbiting spacecraft remotely operates a robot on a planetary surface.

Recognizing people by the way they walk Posted: 30 Jul 2013 06:12 AM PDT Recognizing people by the way they walk can have numerous applications in the fields of security, leisure or medicine. A new technique offers significant advantages as recognition can be done remotely and does not require the cooperation of the subject. Detecting suspicious behavior (video surveillance), access control to buildings or to restricted areas and demographic analysis of a population in terms of gender and age range are just some of the possible applications of this technology.

Beam me up, Scotty! Would teleporting humans into space be possible? Posted: 30 Jul 2013 06:11 AM PDT In the science fiction show, Star Trek, teleportation is a regular and significant feature. But how much time and power is required to send the data needed to teleport a human being?

Suburban sprawl to power cities of the future Posted: 30 Jul 2013 06:11 AM PDT A city's suburbs could hold the solution to dwindling fuel supplies by producing enough energy to power residents' cars and even top up power resources, pioneering new research has found.

New coating may help joint replacements bond better with bone Posted: 29 Jul 2013 10:29 AM PDT Researchers have found that bone cells grow and reproduce faster on a textured surface than they do on a smooth one —- and they grow best when they can cling to a microscopic shag carpet made of tiny metal oxide wires.

Seemingly competitive co-catalysts cooperate to accelerate chemical reaction Posted: 29 Jul 2013 08:19 AM PDT Chemists report that a new and counterintuitive strategy, inspired by computational studies, opened the door to the development of a substantially more efficient chemical reaction from a highly valued catalyst their team has been developing since 2006.

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