New breakthrough in bubble research
A researcher from the University of Bath has found a new approach to an old geometric problem of modelling the most efficient way of packing shapes to form a foam.
View ArticleEntropy alone creates complex crystals from simple shapes, study shows
(PhysOrg.com) -- In a study that elevates the role of entropy in creating order, research led by the University of Michigan shows that certain pyramid shapes can spontaneously organize into complex...
View ArticleChemists create molecular polyhedron
Chemists have created a molecular polyhedron, a ground-breaking assembly that has the potential to impact a range of industrial and consumer products, including magnetic and optical materials.
View ArticleNew 3-D structures assemble with remarkable precision
(Phys.org) -- While it is relatively straightforward to build a box on the macroscale, it is much more challenging at smaller micro- and nanometer length scales. At those sizes, three-dimensional (3-D)...
View ArticleA new way of making glass
(Phys.org)—A new way to make glass has been discovered by a collaboration of researchers at the Universities of Düsseldorf and Bristol using a method that controls how the atoms within a substance are...
View ArticleResearchers develop unique method for creating uniform nanoparticles
(Phys.org) —University of Illinois researchers have developed unique approach for the synthesis of highly uniform icosahedral nanoparticles made of platinum. Results showed that the key factors for the...
View ArticleDevelopments in nanobiotechnology point to medical applications
Two new groundbreaking scientific papers by researchers at UC Santa Barbara demonstrate the synthesis of nanosize biological particles with the potential to fight cancer and other illnesses. The...
View ArticlePacking it all in for the holidays: Scientists see how many polyhedrons can...
Whether it is Christmas shoppers mailing last minute gifts, or a steelyard dispatching ball bearings to factories, everyone wants to maximize the number of objects that fit into a container. Naturally...
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