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Turning Car's Heat Into Electricity

Saturday, July 26th, 2008 - 19:18:05 - Anuradha Menon

Researchers have invented a new material that will make cars even more efficient, by converting heat wasted through engine exhaust into electricity...

A Plane With Wings Of Glass?

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008 - 12:15:47 - Ehud Rattner

Imagine a plane that has wings made out of glass. Thanks to a major breakthrough in understanding the nature of glass by scientists at the University...

New Process Could Drop Titanium Prices

Wednesday, May 21st, 2008 - 14:54:01 - Iddo Genuth

Whether for stopping cars or bullets, titanium is the material of choice, but it has always been too expensive for all but the most specialized...

Strong, Light, Transparent Plastic
Monday, December 3rd, 2007 - Sarah Gingichashvili
Researchers from the University of Michigan (UM) have developed a composite plastic, which they say is strong as steel, but...