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  • Bionic Eyes - Ceramic Microdetectors That May Cure Blindness
    Article - 29 Jul 2002
    Ceramic microdetectors or ceramic photocells may help to cure some kinds of blindness. These materials detect incoming light and convert it into electrical impulses, similar to the retina. The origins...
  • Rubidium – Properties and Applications
    Article - 18 Jun 2012
    Robert Bunsen and Gustav Kirchhoff discovered the element Rubidium in 1861 with the help of a spectroscope while analyzing a mineral called lepidolite. Properties and applications of rubidium are...
  • Behaviour of Materials in Fire
    Article - 26 Mar 2002
    Several factors affect fire spreading in domestic fires such as ignition, thermal inertia, heat release rates and smoke and gas generation by materials present. The measurement of heat release rates...
  • How are Semiconductors Used in Cars?
    Article - 26 Apr 2021
    Semiconductors are one of the most important technological advances of the 20th century and are said to be a significant pillar of the IT industry. Today, they are used in a staggering array of...
  • Graphene: The Material of the Future?
    Article - 29 May 2012
    Graphene is widely regarded as one of the most exciting materials in the world of materials science. But what is it? What makes it so Special and what will it be used for?
  • Measuring Mass Flow Rate (MFR) and Other Polymer Properties
    Article - 7 Apr 2008
    Melt indexers, essential for assessing thermoplastic viscosity and processability, have evolved with automation for precise, repeatable MFR measurements.
  • Thallium Bromide (TlBr) Semiconductors
    Article - 15 Aug 2013
    Thallium bromide is a chemical compound whose crystalline structure is of cubic CsCl type at room temperature. However, the structure transforms into orthorhombic thallium iodide type upon cooling. It...

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