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- New material makes water and oil roll off
- Single-atom gold catalysts may offer path to low-cost production of fuel and chemicals
- Social media data contain pitfalls for understanding human behavior
- Brain inspired data engineering
- Scope of research on quantum computing narrowed: Characteristics of a universal simulator
- New electrolyte for construction of magnesium-sulfur batteries
| New material makes water and oil roll off Posted: 28 Nov 2014 05:06 AM PST Car finish, to which no dirt particles adhere, house fronts, from which graffiti paints roll off, and shoes that remain clean on muddy paths – the material "fluoropore" might make all this possible. Both water and oil droplets roll off this new class of highly fluorinated super-repellent polymers.       |
| Single-atom gold catalysts may offer path to low-cost production of fuel and chemicals Posted: 27 Nov 2014 06:23 PM PST New catalysts designed and investigated by engineering researchers have potential to greatly reduce processing costs in future fuels like hydrogen. The catalysts are composed of a unique structure of single gold atoms bound by oxygen to sodium or potassium atoms, supported on non-reactive silica materials. They demonstrate comparable activity and stability with catalysts comprising precious metal nanoparticles on rare earth and other reducible oxide supports when used in producing highly purified hydrogen.  |
| Social media data contain pitfalls for understanding human behavior Posted: 27 Nov 2014 06:22 PM PST A growing number of academic researchers are mining social media data to learn about both online and offline human behavior. In recent years, studies have claimed the ability to predict everything from summer blockbusters to fluctuations in the stock market. But mounting evidence of flaws in many of these studies points to a need for researchers to be wary of serious pitfalls that arise when working with huge social media data sets, according to computer scientists.  |
| Brain inspired data engineering Posted: 27 Nov 2014 08:27 AM PST What if next-generation ICT systems could be based on the brain's structure and its cognitive and adaptive processes? A groundbreaking paradigm of brain-inspired intelligent ICT architectures is being born.  |
| Scope of research on quantum computing narrowed: Characteristics of a universal simulator Posted: 27 Nov 2014 05:23 AM PST According to many scientists, quantum computers will have great importance in the future but, despite all efforts, research in this field is still in its infancy. One of the difficulties is understanding what criteria a quantum system should meet to be able to solve problems that are impossible for conventional computers.  |
| New electrolyte for construction of magnesium-sulfur batteries Posted: 27 Nov 2014 05:21 AM PST Scientists have now developed an electrolyte that may be used for the construction of magnesium-sulfur battery cells. With magnesium, higher storage densities could be achieved than with lithium. Moreover, magnesium is abundant in nature, it is non-toxic, and does not degrade in air.  |
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