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• Future computers could be built from magnetic 'tornadoes'
• Electric vehicle technology packs more punch in smaller package
• Scientists create new protein-based material with some nerve
• New light on the 'split peak' of alcohols
• New 3-D printer can use multiple materials, such as plastic or paste

Future computers could be built from magnetic 'tornadoes' Posted: 14 Oct 2014 11:27 AM PDT Computers of the future could be built from 'magnetic tornadoes,' according to new research into nanotechnology. Using computer simulations, the team have shown it is possible to create magnetic 'logic gates', the fundamental building blocks of a CPU, using magnetic materials.

Electric vehicle technology packs more punch in smaller package Posted: 14 Oct 2014 11:23 AM PDT Using 3-D printing and novel semiconductors, researchers have created a power inverter that could make electric vehicles lighter, more powerful and more efficient.

Scientists create new protein-based material with some nerve Posted: 14 Oct 2014 09:39 AM PDT Scientists have taken proteins from nerve cells and used them to create a 'smart' material that is extremely sensitive to its environment. The work could lead to new types of biological sensors, flow valves and controlled drug release systems, they report.

New light on the 'split peak' of alcohols Posted: 14 Oct 2014 08:27 AM PDT For scientists probing the electronic structure of materials using RIXS, a persistent question has been how to account for "split peak" spectra seen in some hydrogen-bonded materials, but now researchers have performed an investigation of several types of liquid alcohols with RIXS and brought new perspective to this long-lasting debate. Researchers now show that the split peaks are tied to dynamic motions produced in response to the scattering X-rays themselves.

New 3-D printer can use multiple materials, such as plastic or paste Posted: 14 Oct 2014 05:35 AM PDT Using different modules, the "3-D Modular" can print using several materials like plastic, paste or concrete.

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