How do you make adhesives for electronics, vehicles, and construction tougher?
Make them tougher by making them weaker.
Materials Science
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Stimulating resonance with two very different forces
Widely studied in many different fields, 'nonlinear' systems can display excessively dramatic responses when the forces which cause them to vibrate are changed. Some of these systems are sensitive to changes in the very parameters ...
General Physics
Feb 25, 2020
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Measurement of mechanical stability of force transmission supramolecular linkages
NUS biophysicists have developed a manipulation assay that can quantify the mechanical stability and biochemical regulations of inter-molecular interactions at the single-molecule level.
General Physics
Feb 14, 2020
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The 'airbag' that protects cells against stress
Scientists at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC) have identified the molecular mechanisms that allow cells to survive mechanical stress. The results, published today in Nature Communications, show ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 20, 2019
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Mechanical force as a new way of starting chemical reactions
Researchers have shown mechanical force can start chemical reactions, making them cheaper, more broadly applicable, and more environmentally friendly than conventional methods.
Materials Science
Dec 19, 2019
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Insects' drag-based flight mechanism could improve tiny flying robots
Thrips are tiny insects 2 millimeters long, about as long as four human hairs are thick. Thrips are known for their unwelcome ability to devour garden plants and, lately, to inform the design of microrobotics.
General Physics
Dec 10, 2019
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Australian experiment to establish how aggressive cancer cells behave in a zero-gravity environment
UTS researcher Dr. Joshua Chou is looking to replicate the promising results of experiments he has carried out on cancer cells in the zero gravity chamber built by his team in the UTS School of Biomedical Engineering.
Astrobiology
Nov 27, 2019
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Bacteria must be 'stressed out' to divide
A new study from EPFL scientists has found that bacteria use mechanical forces to divide, along with biological factors. The research, led by the groups of John McKinney and Georg Fantner at EPFL, came after recent studies ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 21, 2019
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DNA 'origami' takes flight in emerging field of nano machines
Just as the steam engine set the stage for the Industrial Revolution, and micro transistors sparked the digital age, nanoscale devices made from DNA are opening up a new era in bio-medical research and materials science.
Bio & Medicine
Sep 18, 2019
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How the dragon got its frill
The frilled dragon exhibits a distinctive large erectile ruff. This lizard usually keeps the frill folded back against its body, but can spread it as a spectacular display to scare off predators. Researchers at the University ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 25, 2019
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