Physics news

lswot · Post by **lswot** » Sun May 14, 2006 9:09 am

Now, where have I heard that, before?

Henry J · Post by **Henry J** » Mon May 15, 2006 7:21 am

New technology will allow for flexible television and computer screens

Organic light emitting diodes (OLED) are the technology used in making light emitting fabrics used in cell phones and televisions. The fabrication of flexible OLEDs has up to now been held back by the fragility of the brittle indium tin oxide layer that serves as the transparent electrode. But researchers at the Regroupement Québecois sur les Matériaux de Pointe (RQMP) have found a solution which they published in the May online issue of Applied Physics Letters.

("Regroupement Québecois sur les Matériaux de Pointe"? Try saying that three times fast!)

Henry

Website · Post by **brian** » Mon May 15, 2006 7:51 am

Next Step: Andromeda's "flexies"

Rstegman · Post by **Rstegman** » Tue May 16, 2006 3:00 am

Henry J wrote:New technology will allow for flexible television and computer screens
Organic light emitting diodes (OLED) are the technology used in making light emitting fabrics used in cell phones and televisions. The fabrication of flexible OLEDs has up to now been held back by the fragility of the brittle indium tin oxide layer that serves as the transparent electrode. But researchers at the Regroupement Québecois sur les Matériaux de Pointe (RQMP) have found a solution which they published in the May online issue of Applied Physics Letters.
("Regroupement Québecois sur les Matériaux de Pointe"? Try saying that three times fast!)

Henry

WOW!!!!
MY GOODYEAR BLIMP OUTFIT IS ALMOST READY FOR HOLLOWEEN!!!!
I ALREADY DEVELOPED THE BODY SHAPE FOR IT....

Henry J · Post by **Henry J** » Wed May 17, 2006 7:11 am

Buckyballs make room for gilded cages

Scientists have uncovered a class of gold atom clusters that are the first known metallic hollow equivalents of the famous hollow carbon fullerenes known as buckyballs.

(Going for the gold! Er, so to speak. Or 16 to 18 atoms of it, anyhoo. Hmm, put that way, it sounds kind of cheap doesn't it? )

Henry

Henry J · Post by **Henry J** » Wed May 17, 2006 7:16 am

Penn State Researchers Look Beyond the Birth of the Universe

According to Einstein’s general theory of relativity, the Big Bang represents The Beginning, the grand event at which not only matter but space-time itself was born. While classical theories offer no clues about existence before that moment, a research team at Penn State has used quantum gravitational calculations to find threads that lead to an earlier time.

Henry J · Post by **Henry J** » Mon May 22, 2006 8:42 am

New Super-Efficient Plug-in Hybrid Unveiled

"Trinity," a highly fuel-efficient plug-in hybrid vehicle, was unveiled today by engineering students at the University of California, Davis. The vehicle is the team's entry in the national Challenge X competition, sponsored by General Motors Corp. and the U.S. Department of Energy.

(Vrooommm!)

lswot · Post by **lswot** » Mon May 22, 2006 9:38 am

Wow....that has to be one pretty long cord.

Henry J · Post by **Henry J** » Thu May 25, 2006 12:48 pm

Scientists Predict How to Detect a Fourth Dimension of Space

Scientists at Duke and Rutgers universities have developed a mathematical framework they say will enable astronomers to test a new five-dimensional theory of gravity that competes with Einstein's General Theory of Relativity.

Xjmt · Post by **Xjmt** » Thu May 25, 2006 2:12 pm

I'm not gonna believe them 'til they find the "G" spot.

Henry J · Post by **Henry J** » Thu May 25, 2006 9:23 pm

Well G whiz...

Henry J · Post by **Henry J** » Tue Jun 20, 2006 9:18 am

'We're down to the atom size': Cornell researchers discover how to focus on tiniest of the very small

If you need a good picture of a molecule, your first job is getting its atoms to pose for you, says John Silcox, Cornell's David E. Burr Professor of Engineering and an expert in the realm of the very tiny.

But atoms are not willing subjects. They jiggle furiously, defying any microscopist who tries to catch them at a standstill. Nor are they polite: The larger atoms in a molecule typically overshadow the smaller ones, making it impossible to view the little ones.

(So, the bigger atoms are hams when getting their picture taken huh?)

Henry

lswot · Post by **lswot** » Tue Jun 20, 2006 10:52 am

"Say Cheese!"

Henry J · Post by **Henry J** » Tue Jun 20, 2006 11:36 am

cheddar!

lswot · Post by **lswot** » Wed Jun 21, 2006 11:17 am

Mild or sharp?