February 2012
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Power Felt!
Is the (oversimplified) name chosen for this (much more complex) product (to placate the masses). Luckily you and I can get down to the details, cause that’s where God Science is. Created by researchers at Wake Forrest University, the “felt” is actually a composite formed from layers of carbon nano-tubes surrounded by polymer fibers. A thermoelectric, this textile harnesses and converts heat...
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Scientists Build a 'Perfect' Single-Atom... →
Scientists from the University of New South Wales have created a single-atom transistor using a repeatable technique — a world first. Using a scanning-tunneling microscope (STM), the scientists were able to precisely manipulate hydrogen atoms around a phosphorus atom on a silicon waf…
