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Home > Press > Weak force has strong impact on nanosheets: Rice lab finds van der Waals force can deform nanoscale silver for optics, catalytic use
A transmission electron microscope image by Rice University scientists shows a silver nanoplate deformed by a particle, forming flower-shaped stress contours in the material that indicate a bump. Changing the shape of the material changes its electromagnetic properties, making it suitable for catalysis or optical applications. (Credit: The Jones Lab/Rice University)
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You have to look closely, but the hills are alive with the force of van der Walls.
Home > Press > Stretchable micro-supercapacitors to self-power wearable devices
A team of international researchers, led by Huanyu Larry Cheng, Dorothy Quiggle Career Development Professor in Penn State s Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, has developed a self-powered, stretchable system that will be used in wearable health-monitoring and diagnostic devices.
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A stretchable system that can harvest energy from human breathing and motion for use in wearable health-monitoring devices may be possible, according to an international team of researchers, led by Huanyu Larry Cheng, Dorothy Quiggle Career Development Professor in Penn State s Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics.
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Paul Hansma
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Necessity is the mother of invention, and nowhere does that aphorism apply more than in the realm of humans and their physical needs.
Building Useful Gadgets: Biophysicist Paul Hansma joins the National Academy of Inventors
Santa Barbara, CA | Posted on December 9th, 2020
That need has inspired Paul Hansma, a UC Santa Barbara biophysicist, to devote decades of his career to developing instruments that can advance medicine in the diagnosis and treatment of some of the most debilitating conditions, thereby improving human health.
What I find most fascinating and fun about inventing is working with an interdisciplinary team to create really helpful gadgets, Hansma said.
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Home > Press > Starship Takes Flight: High-Altitude Test Flight is a Huge Step Toward National Space Society Goals of Space Settlement
Image: Starship Serial Number 8 in return flight, courtesy SpaceX.
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On December 9, at 5:45 p.m. EST, SpaceXs Starship was successfully flown to an altitude of almost eight miles (12.5 km) from the companys test facility at Boca Chica, Texas. Starship SN8 flew successfully for 6 minutes and 42 seconds, achieving the majority of its test goals until it exploded upon landing.
Starship Takes Flight: High-Altitude Test Flight is a Huge Step Toward National Space Society Goals of Space Settlement