The new wing replaces the smooth contour found on the leading edges of most airplane wings with a thick flat plate and a sharp leading edge. Counterintuitive…
To address some of the issues, University of Illinois researchers focused on one component of the tire–the shear layer, which is just beneath the tread.
Recently published in the journal Functional Ecology, the discovery by plant-microbe biologist Stephanie Porter and plant pathologist Maren Friesen sheds light…
The main question addressed by the study is: Does greater biodiversity increase the economic value of managed ecosystems? “We have found that the possible…
Developing a therapy to combat cancer remains one of the most difficult challenges in medical research. Cancer owes its notorious identity to the fact that the…
In your cells, it's almost always spring. Or at least springy.
From wind turbines and electric motors to sensors and magnetic switching systems: permanent magnets are used in many different electrical applications. The…
Highly charged ions are—although seemingly exotic—a very natural form of visible matter. All the matter in our sun and in all other stars is highly ionized,…
At the international joint booth organized by the IVAM Microtechnology Network in Hall C, component manufacturers from Germany, Great Britain, Austria and the…
Carbon fiber-reinforced plastics (CFRP) are one of the most versatile composite construction materials. They combine the positive mechanical properties of…
Led by Manish Kumar, associate professor in the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin, the research team describes their new…
Mixing drinking water with chlorine, the United States' most common method of disinfecting drinking water, creates previously unidentified toxic byproducts,…
A study conducted out of The University of Georgia delved into the comparative yields of sweet pepper varieties produced under organic farming conditions.
Tidewater glaciers, the massive rivers of ice that end in the ocean, may be melting underwater much faster than previously thought, according to a Rutgers…
The research results show that the ecological importance of fungi is still considerably underestimated. “If it is confirmed that far more plant species than…
“Low-dimensional systems are en vogue”, according to Professor Michael Horn-von Hoegen, experimental physicist in the UDE Collaborative Research Centre 1242…
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