http://www.caltechnews.com Tue, 22 May 2012 21:20:30 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.caltechnews.com/article/cloak_of_invisibility It may not be intuitive, but a coating of reflective metal can actually make something less visible, engineers at Stanford and UPenn have shown. They have created an invisible, light-detecting device that can "see without being seen." CalTechNews Mon, 21 May 2012 20:22:39 +0100 http://www.caltechnews.com/article/scientists_generate_electricity_from_viruses Imagine charging your phone as you walk, thanks to a paper-thin generator embedded in the sole of your shoe CalTechNews Tue, 15 May 2012 07:54:13 +0100 http://www.caltechnews.com/article/scientists_plan_1b_ghost_town A scientific ghost town in the heart of southeastern New Mexico oil and gas country will hum with the latest next-generation technology -- but no people CalTechNews Sun, 13 May 2012 23:13:40 +0100 http://www.caltechnews.com/article/liquid_body_armor_hardens_on_impact A revolutionary new armor relies on a liquid that hardens when something hits it, promising unprecedented protection while letting soldiers move freely, unrestricted by bulk and weight CalTechNews Fri, 04 May 2012 11:00:16 +0100 http://www.caltechnews.com/article/technique_may_help_damaged_nerves_regrow Engineers at the University of Sheffield have developed a method of assisting nerves damaged by traumatic accidents to repair naturally, which could improve the chances of restoring sensation and movement in injured limbs CalTechNews Mon, 23 Apr 2012 22:57:33 +0100 http://www.caltechnews.com/article/magnetic_field_researchers_target_100-tesla_goal Researchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory's biggest magnet facility have just met the grand challenge of producing magnetic fields in excess of 100 tesla while conducting six different experiments CalTechNews Mon, 26 Mar 2012 07:56:39 +0100 http://www.caltechnews.com/article/one-pound_boat_that_could_float_1,000_pounds Combining the secrets that enable water striders to walk on water and give wood its lightness and great strength has yielded an amazing new material so buoyant that, in everyday terms, a boat made from 1 pound of the substance could carry five kitchen ref CalTechNews Sun, 25 Mar 2012 23:32:19 +0100 http://www.caltechnews.com/article/rainbow_in_the_palm_of_your_hand University at Buffalo engineers have developed a one-step, low-cost method to fabricate a polymer with extraordinary properties CalTechNews Fri, 24 Feb 2012 19:31:09 +0100 http://www.caltechnews.com/article/gecko_feet_inspire_amazing_glue For years, biologists have been amazed by the power of gecko feet, which let these 5-ounce lizards produce an adhesive force roughly equivalent to carrying nine pounds up a wall without slipping CalTechNews Thu, 16 Feb 2012 20:56:28 +0100 http://www.caltechnews.com/article/tandem_polymer_solar_cells_set_world_record Organic polymers can be produced in high volumes at low cost, resulting in photovoltaic devices that are cheap, lightweight and flexible CalTechNews Tue, 14 Feb 2012 08:21:20 +0100