A research team at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has engineered soft materials with highly ...

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A research team has developed soft composite systems with highly programmable, asymmetric mechanical responses. By ...

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University of Illinois researchers can now explain the physical mechanisms behind click beetles’ clicking maneuver. Belonging to the Elateroidea family, a click beetle (or snapping beetle) is ...

New thermoplastic composites approach metal strength and modulus but with 40% lower density, enabling lighter, stronger parts ...

Researchers have discovered a low-energy way to recycle Teflon® by using mechanical motion and sodium metal. The process turns the notoriously durable plastic into sodium fluoride that can be reused ...

Scientists have created a single unit of quantum information using a superconducting circuit and a vibrating sapphire crystal. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

You can’t divide the indivisible, unless you use quantum mechanics. Physicists have now turned to quantum effects to split phonons, the smallest bits of sound, researchers report in the June 9 Science ...

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When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. New, incredibly detailed videos capture how the brain jiggles inside the skull as blood and other ...