A few extra coats of 'paint' could be all that the steel in a building needs to prevent itself from buckling and failing in a fire.
Materials Science
Oct 31, 2017
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A diagnostic tool, similar in theory to those used by the medical profession to non-invasively image internal organs, bones, soft tissue, and blood vessels, could be equally effective at "triaging" extraterrestrial rocks ...
Space Exploration
Oct 31, 2017
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Researchers have long pondered the origin of delicate criss-cross facetted patterns that are commonly found on the surfaces of broken material. Typical crack speeds in glass easily surpass a kilometer per second, and broken ...
Condensed Matter
Oct 31, 2017
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The secret to the survival of critically endangered wildlife could lie beyond the grave, according to a University of Queensland researcher.
Ecology
Oct 31, 2017
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Most of the universe is dark, with dark matter and dark energy comprising more than 95 percent of its mass-energy. Yet we know little about dark matter and energy. To find answers, scientists run huge high-energy physics ...
General Physics
Oct 31, 2017
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From a drug perspective, G protein-coupled receptors are the most utilised cell receptors in the body. They are uniquely accessible at the cell surface, and a third of all drugs sold in the US target them.
Biochemistry
Oct 31, 2017
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Rhythmic patterns and precise motions—these are key elements of proper swimming. Olympians demonstrate repeated patterns of breathing, with synchronized head, leg and arm movements, enthralling spectators and provoking ...
Soft Matter
Oct 31, 2017
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Women CEOs are much more likely than their male counterparts to be targeted by activist shareholders, according to research conducted by a team that included two University of Alabama business professors.
Economics & Business
Oct 31, 2017
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Eighty years after the theoretical prediction of the force required to overcome the van der Waals' bonding between layers in a crystal, engineering researchers at Tohoku University have measured it directly. They report their ...
Condensed Matter
Oct 31, 2017
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Objects unearthed in the Andes tell new stories of societies lacking hierarchical leadership in the time before the Inka Empire.
Archaeology
Oct 31, 2017
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