Physics and Astronomy News Archive: January 2013
New Material Harvests Energy From Water Vapor
Source: MIT Posted: 1/16/13
Polymer film could be used in artificial muscle and to power micro- and nanoelectronic devices.
Source: MIT Posted: 1/16/13
Polymer film could be used in artificial muscle and to power micro- and nanoelectronic devices.
How To Treat Heat Like Light
Source: MIT Posted: 1/11/13
New approach using nanoparticle alloys allows heat to be focused or reflected just like electromagnetic waves.
Source: MIT Posted: 1/11/13
New approach using nanoparticle alloys allows heat to be focused or reflected just like electromagnetic waves.
Magma in Earth's Mantle Forms Deeper Than Once Thought
Source: NSF Posted: 1/11/13
Magma forms far deeper than geologists previously thought, according to new research results.
Source: NSF Posted: 1/11/13
Magma forms far deeper than geologists previously thought, according to new research results.
Chips That Can Steer Light
Source: MIT Posted: 1/11/13
Record-setting ‘optical phased arrays’ could lead to better laser rangefinders, smaller medical-imaging devices and even holographic TVs.
Source: MIT Posted: 1/11/13
Record-setting ‘optical phased arrays’ could lead to better laser rangefinders, smaller medical-imaging devices and even holographic TVs.
More Habitable Planets Than We Knew
Source: Yale Posted: 1/11/13
The number of known places in our galaxy theoretically hospitable to life may be significantly greater than previously thought, according to new research.
Source: Yale Posted: 1/11/13
The number of known places in our galaxy theoretically hospitable to life may be significantly greater than previously thought, according to new research.