Numerous natural systems contain surfaces or threads that enable directional water transport. This behaviour is usually ascribed to hierarchical structural features at the microscale and nanoscale, with gradients in surface energy and gradients in Laplace pressure thought to be the main driving forces. Here we study the prey-trapping pitcher organs of the carnivorous plant Nepenthes alata. We find that continuous, directional water transport occurs...
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Modes of surface premelting in colloidal crystals composed of attractive particles
Crystal surfaces typically melt into a thin liquid layer at temperatures slightly below the melting point of the crystal. Such surface premelting is prevalent in all classes of solids and is important in a variety of metallurgical, geological and meteorological phenomena. Premelting has been studied using X-ray diffraction and differential scanning calorimetry, but the lack of single-particle resolution makes it hard to elucidate the...
Modes of surface premelting in colloidal crystals composed of attractive particles
Crystal surfaces typically melt into a thin liquid layer at temperatures slightly below the melting point of the crystal. Such surface premelting is prevalent in all classes of solids and is important in a variety of metallurgical, geological and meteorological phenomena. Premelting has been studied using X-ray diffraction and differential scanning calorimetry, but the lack of single-particle resolution makes it hard to elucidate the...
Talking tech with ‘The Professor’: ESPN’s John Clayton on NFL analytics, Twitter, Microsoft Surface
BOSTON — John Clayton isn’t scheduled to speak at the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference this weekend, but the ESPN NFL reporter was still hanging out with his fellow sports geeks at the Boston...
Broncos use Microsoft Surface to celebrate Super Bowl with ‘World Champs’ artwork
NFL players and coaches have come up with another way to utilize the Microsoft Surface tablet on the football field. After Denver beat Carolina, 24-10, on Sunday to win Super Bowl 50, CBS showed Broncos cornerback Aqib Talib holding up a Surface tablet with the phrase “World...
Cloud, Surface are the highlights of Microsoft’s $23.8 billion quarter
Microsoft posted revenue of $ 23.8 billion in the second quarter of its 2016 financial year, down 10 percent from the same quarter a year ago. Operating income was $ 6.0 billion, a 23 percent drop, and net income was $ 5.0 billion, a 15 percent fall. Earnings per share were $ 0.78, representing a 13 percent decline.
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Microsoft: Surface tablets have not experienced a single failure in 2 years on NFL sidelines
A day after the NFL made it clear that Microsoft’s Surface tablets were not to blame for a technical hiccup...
NFL: Microsoft Surface problems during AFC Championship ‘not caused by tablets’
The NFL wants to make it clear that Microsoft Surface tablets are not to blame for a technology malfunction during Sunday’s AFC Championship game. As GeekWire reported yesterday, the New England Patriots became “frustrated” during the second quarter of their 20-18 loss to Denver after the Surface tablets...
Tabletgate: Patriots say their Microsoft Surface devices stopped working during AFC Championship
Update: Here’s a statement from Microsoft: “Our team on the field has confirmed the issue was not related to the tablets themselves but rather an issue with the network. We worked with our partners who manage the network to ensure the issue was resolved quickly.”...
Samsung gets into the Surface clone business with the Galaxy TabPro S
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