Process could be useful for applications in manufacturing and architecture
UCLA mechanical engineers and materials scientists have developed a process that uses nanoparticles to strengthen the atomic structure of glass. The result is a product that’s at least five times tougher than any glass currently available. (more…)
The mass of the lightest neutrino, an abundant ‘ghost’ particle found throughout the universe, has been calculated to be at least six million times lighter than the mass of an electron in a new UCL-led study. (more…)
Die Forschungsgruppe „Komplexe Systeme“ beschäftigt sich mit der Entstehung von starken Strömungen aus turbulenten Wirbeln in für die Erforschung von Fusionsenergie wichtigen heißen Plasmen. Ihre neuesten Erkenntnisse wurden kürzlich von der Fachzeitschrift „Nuclear Fusion“ zu einem Highlight des Jahres gekürt. (more…)
When the landmass that is now the Indian subcontinent slammed into Asia about 50 million years ago, the collision changed the configuration of the continents, the landscape, global climate and more. Now a team of Princeton University scientists has identified one more effect: the oxygen in the world’s oceans increased, altering the conditions for life. (more…)
COLLEGE PARK, Md. – Earth’s fractured outer shell is composed of giant plates of solid rock that move —grinding together, sliding past or dipping beneath one another to create the mountain ranges and other major surface features of our planet and generating earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis and other powerful events. However, Earth’s surface has not always experienced these “plate tectonics” and questions about when this began and how it has changed through time have been much debated by scientists. (more…)
Alte DNA beleuchtet genetischen Einfluss arktischer Jäger und Sammler auf indigene Bevölkerung Nordamerikas
Neue Forschungen unter Beteiligung von Ron Pinhasi der Universität Wien belegen, dass arktische Jäger und Sammler Nachkommen unter den heutigen indigenen Bewohnern Nordamerikas hinterließen. (more…)
New research shows how clustered particles determine elasticity of some gels
From the toothpaste you squeeze on your brush first thing in the morning to the yogurt you slurp down to the fabric softener that keeps your pajamas cozy and soft, gels are ubiquitous in consumer products, foods, and in industrial applications, too. (more…)
For decades, research from UA scientists has shaped our understanding of our solar system and universe – beginning with the Apollo 11 mission 50 years ago. (more…)
