http://www.science-news.eu/ en-us Science News provides daily coveragy of the latest achievements and developments of european scientists (Phys.org) -- Although their armor consists of the same material as their predator’s fangs, flies, grasshoppers and other insects that are the usual prey of spiders have little to offer ... http://www.science-news.eu/materials-news/cluster122485/ Fri, 11 May 2012 09:46:07 EST 122485 Up to now, the brain's magnetic field is measurable only under technical laboratory conditions. This technique is therefore not feasible in terms of the broader medical use, although it would ... http://www.science-news.eu/materials-news/cluster120245/ Mon, 30 Apr 2012 04:46:02 EST 120245 Scientists have for the first time visualised the transformation of powder mixtures into molten glass. A better understanding of this process will make it possible to produce high quality glass ... http://www.science-news.eu/materials-news/cluster118649/ Mon, 16 Apr 2012 13:15:58 EST 118649 (Phys.org) -- How hydrogen--the most abundant element in the cosmos--responds to extremes of pressure and temperature is one of the major challenges in modern physical science. Moreover, knowledge ... http://www.science-news.eu/materials-news/cluster118407/ Fri, 13 Apr 2012 06:46:14 EST 118407 When oil gets spilled in a waterway, clean-up crews will often introduce a solution known as a surfactant. This is a detergent that lessens the surface tension between the water and the overlaying ... http://www.science-news.eu/materials-news/cluster106992/ Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:46:56 EST 106992 Gizmag regulars will be well-used to the idea of self-healing materials, and even materials that repair themselves when exposed to light; but a new plastic demonstrated to the American Chemical ... http://www.science-news.eu/materials-news/cluster115833/ Tue, 27 Mar 2012 13:17:00 EST 115833 For migratory birds and sea turtles, the ability to sense the Earth's magnetic field is crucial to navigating the long-distance voyages these animals undertake during migration. Humans, however, ... http://www.science-news.eu/materials-news/cluster82946/ Tue, 21 Jun 2011 12:46:20 EST 82946 IBM believes a new way of encoding the bits in phase-change memory will it reliable enough for use in servers. IBM researchers have developed a programming trick that makes it possible to more ... http://www.science-news.eu/materials-news/cluster83270/ Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:16:18 EST 83270 International body approves the name "copernicium" for element 112 http://www.science-news.eu/materials-news/cluster29636/ Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:46:10 EST 29636 (PhysOrg.com) -- Spray-on liquid glass is transparent, non-toxic, and can protect virtually any surface against almost any damage from hazards such as water, UV radiation, dirt, heat, and bacterial ... http://www.science-news.eu/materials-news/cluster27195/ Tue, 02 Feb 2010 07:16:05 EST 27195