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Ingenious method enables sharper flat-panel displays at lower energy costs
April 26, 2016 • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A perpetual quest of  manufacturers and viewers is for ever-brighter colors and better images for flat-panel displays built from less expensive materials that also use less electricity. An intriguing method discovered by Sandia National Laboratories researcher Alec Talin and collaborators at the Center for Nanoscale Science and...
Categories: Chemistry, Materials Science, Nanotechnology, Physics
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Biological tools create nerve-like polymer network
August 24, 2015 • Crowdsurfing motor proteins create possible prosthetic interface ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Using a succession of biological mechanisms, Sandia National Laboratories researchers have created linkages of polymer nanotubes that resemble the structure of a nerve, with many out-thrust filaments poised to gather or send electrical impulses. “This is the first demonstration of...
Categories: Biology, Bioscience / Medical Research, Chemistry, Materials Science, Nanotechnology, Science / Technology / Engineering
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