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Eco-friendly Waterborne Semiconductor Inks Using Surfactant

A research team from Korea succeeded to develop a technology to produce environmentally friendly water-borne semiconductor inks using surfactant. The result is expected to be applied to various electronic devices with a semiconductor surface control…

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Gadgets for Mars

[caption id="attachment_13698" align="alignnone" width="700"] Credit: ESA–H. Stevenin[/caption] A mini-rover, tools once used on the Moon and lasers for 3D mapping are in the backpack of the explorers of tomorrow. The terrain will be hazardous and…

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Twisted sex allows mirror-image snails to mate face-to-face,…

According to a recent study, differently-coiled types of Japanese land snails should in fact be considered a single species. [caption id="attachment_13694" align="alignright" width="407"] Sinistral Euhadra quaesita and dextral Euhadra aomoriensis. Credit : Angus Davison[/caption] A…

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Study shows how to get sprayed metal coatings…

Surprisingly, melting hurts rather than helps, MIT research reveals. [caption id="attachment_13691" align="alignnone" width="639"] Micrographs of a metal surface after impact by metal particles. Craters are formed due to melting of the surface from the impact.Courtesy…