Jan. 17, 2024 Due to the substantial clinical demand for artificial small-diameter vessels (SDVs), numerous commercial products have emerged. However, the majority of existing artificial SDVs lack an endothelial ...
Jan. 8, 2024 Mycelial fibers, the fibrous cells found in fruiting mushroom bodies, have gained momentum as a sustainable material for making faux-leather and packaging owing to their excellent formability. ...
Jan. 3, 2024 New research reveals how corrosion happens on the atomic ...
Jan. 3, 2024 If you have a deep-seated, nagging worry over dropping your phone in molten lava, you're in luck. Materials scientists have developed a method for rapidly discovering a new class of materials ...
Dec. 19, 2023 During X-ray diffraction experiments, bright lasers shine on a sample, producing diffracted images that contain important information about the material's structure and properties. But ...
Dec. 8, 2023 In hopes of producing concrete structures that can repair their cracks, researchers are putting a new twist on an old trick for improving the durability of concrete. Fiber reinforcement has been ...
Dec. 5, 2023 Seeing robots made with soft, flexible parts in action appears to lower people's anxiety about working with them or even being replaced by them. A study found that watching videos of a soft ...
Dec. 4, 2023 Amid the rubble of large-sale earthquake, war or other disaster -- and as ageing buildings and infrastructure are replaced -- mountains of concrete are often taken to landfill or pounded into rubble ...
Nov. 30, 2023 Civil and environmental engineers have determined the factors that may help identify the schools and daycare centers at greatest risk for elevated levels of lead in drinking water. The most telling ...
Nov. 28, 2023 Researchers report that they have developed a new composite material designed to change behaviors depending on temperature in order to perform specific tasks. These materials are poised to be part of ...
Nov. 27, 2023 Carbon capture is essential to reduce the impact of human carbon dioxide emissions on our climate. Researchers have developed a method to confirm whether carbon in concrete originates from the raw ...
Nov. 22, 2023 Researchers taught an autonomous excavator to construct dry stone walls itself using boulders weighing several tons and demolition ...
Nov. 20, 2023 A novel surgical implant was able to kill 87% of the bacteria that cause staph infections in laboratory tests, while remaining strong and compatible with surrounding tissue like current implants. The ...
Nov. 17, 2023 A research project has made a brand-new breakthrough over conventional stainless steel and the development of stainless steel for hydrogen ...
Nov. 13, 2023 Researchers aiming to combat rising global temperatures have developed a new 'cooling glass' that can turn down the heat indoors without electricity by drawing on the cold depths of space. ...
Nov. 10, 2023 Existing systems cannot satisfy growing volume of deliveries. People would accept deliveries by automated vehicles over drones or robots. Putting logistics at the front and center of cities could ...
Nov. 9, 2023 Rubber-like materials can exhibit both spring-like and flow-like behaviors simultaneously, which contributes to their exceptional damping abilities. To understand the dynamic viscoelasticity of these ...
Nov. 1, 2023 Liquefied stabilized soil (LSS) is made with construction waste and used for filling and backfilling long, confined spaces where traditional compaction is difficult. Using LSS helps speed up ...
Oct. 30, 2023 Researchers have developed a new method for 3D printing metal that could help reduce costs and make more efficient use of ...
Oct. 26, 2023 New research shows that the electronic structure of metals can strongly affect their mechanical ...