According to experts at the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech), positioning and manipulating tiny carbon nanotubes is one of the last standing major issues that need tackling in the field of nanotechnology. Integrated nanoelectronic and photonic circuits, nanosensors, interconnects and electro-mechanical ... |
16 September 2009
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A new scientific study shows that, during heavy storms, the smaller droplets of water falling from the sky are actually traveling faster than others, and also faster than they should be able to. The find, which scientists say is like discovering the meteorological equivalent of breaking the light-speed barrier, could... |
13 June 2009
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Lightning is an atmospheric phenomenon that even today remains mostly mysterious to the researchers. On top of having enough difficulties explaining why lightning forms in the fist place, scientists have also been struggling for decades to understand why bolts of lightning forming in the top layers of the clouds trav... |
24 March 2008
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Micro-electro-mechanical systems, popularly referred to as MEMS, in small electronic devices often fail because of adhesion and stiction - the attractive force between the surfaces of interacting parts. University of Arkansas researchers have developed a surface-topography engineering method that reduces these forces... |
17 March 2007
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