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Scientists find that squid beak is both hard and soft, a material t...
webdoodle rated Liked it 7 weeks ago http://www.biomimicrynews.com/research/Scientis...
From the page: "How did nature make the squid's beak super hard and sharp -- allowing it, without harm to its soft body -- to capture its prey?"
7 reviews biotech, materials, adhesives, biomimicry, squids
Researchers unravel the secrets of spider silks strength (3/26/2008)
webdoodle rated Liked it 7 weeks ago http://www.chemistrytimes.com/research/Research...
From the page: "The strength of a biological material like spider silk lies in the specific geometric configuration of structural proteins, which have small clusters of weak hydrogen bonds that...
5 reviews science, materials, proteins, covalent-bonds, hydrogen-bonds
Accelerating Future & 10 Futuristic Materials
jasonschwartzman rated Liked it 7 hours ago http://www.acceleratingfuture.com/michael/blog?...
My life is complete...Aerogel
44 reviews futurism, materials, science, technology, chemistry, transparent-aluminum
Carbon mesh pins down universal constant | COSMOS magazine
shewitt-au rated Liked it 4 weeks ago http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/node/1943
From page: "The world's thinnest material can shed light on the exact measurement of one of the universe's fundamental physical constants, a new study reveals."
3 reviews physics, materials
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unqu3nch4bl3fir3 tagged 14 hours ago http://adzoe.8m.com/Aerogelsa.htm
Correction. Ten year old's PARENTS made aerogels.
58 reviews science, materials, aerogel, waterboard-his-ass, insulator, aerogels
Next Big Future: Large sheets of Carbon nanotube produced
escfuture88 rated Liked it 3 months ago http://nextbigfuture.com/2008/02/large-sheets-o...
Expect to go into full production 2012. Could enable carbon nanotube solar sails able to go 4% of lightspeed with a close flyby of the sun.
3 reviews science, materials, nanotechnology, future, space
Breakthrough in nanotechnology by uncovering conductive property of...
webdoodle rated Liked it 4 weeks ago http://www.nanitenews.com/research/Breakthrough...
From the page: "Newfound ability of organic molecules to conduct electricity opens door to smaller, cheaper and more powerful technologies"
1 review nanotech, materials, fullerenes, carbon-nanotubes, electronics
Newly discovered superinsulators promise to transform materials res...
webdoodle rated Liked it 6 weeks ago http://www.matternews.com/research/Newly_discov...
Discovery opens new directions of inquiry in condensed matter physics and breaks ground for a new generation of microelectronics
3 reviews electrical-eng, materials, superinsulators, insulators, science
The Urban Rebellion: Sometimes Materials Dont Matter
w3bsmith rated Liked it 8 days ago http://blog.theurbanrebellion.com/2008/05/somet...
"Locking the doors up for the night and getting ready to do the dishes that I'm too tired to do now, I heard the familiar tone in my wife's voice that means she needs me for something she deems...
1 review blogs, materials, wife, intuition, programming
Transmaterial
stephany rated Liked it 2 months ago http://www.transmaterial.net/
Cool site about different creative materials for building, design, space, etc. Includes some sustainable stuff.
1 review environment, materials, arhitectural-materials