Ferroelectric materials react unexpectedly to strain
Up until recently, researchers thought they had the behaviors of ferroelectric materials mostly figured out.
Condensed Matter
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Learning how muscle cells feel the pull of gravity
People can easily feel the presence - or absence - of gravity. Our individual cells actually may be able to sense gravity, too, and that ability could play a role in the loss of muscle that occurs when humans spend time in ...
Space Exploration
Sep 30, 2015
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Researchers find plastic deformation develops differently in titanium and zirconium
Despite the many similarities between titanium and zirconium, researchers at CEA, CNRS and Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 have demonstrated that plastic deformation develops differently in these two metals. It is commonly ...
Materials Science
Sep 3, 2015
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Piezoelectric effects for the suppression of material stresses
The generation of electrical charges in response to mechanical deformation is a distinctive feature of piezoelectric materials. This property can be used to avoid mechanical stresses in special materials. A project currently ...
Engineering
Mar 30, 2015
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Researchers identify new mechanism to aid cells under stress
A team of biologists from NYU and Harvard has identified new details in a cellular mechanism that serves as a defense against stress. The findings potentially offer insights into tumor progression and neurodegenerative diseases, ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 26, 2015
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How E. coli passes safely through stomach acid
In some parts of the world, many small children become infected with severe diarrhea which often proves fatal. The condition is usually caused by strains of Escherichia coli (commonly known as E. coli) bacteria, and bacteria ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 14, 2015
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Mechanical cues reprogram normal cell lines into stem-like cells
Scientists at the University at Buffalo and other institutions have turned cells normally used as model cells, known as immortalized cells, into stem or, as they call it, "stem-like" cells, using nothing more than mechanical ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 11, 2014
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Study reveals missing boundary in PZT phase diagram
(Phys.org) —Piezoelectric materials, which produce electricity in response to mechanical stress, account for a $12 billion global industry that is projected to grow at a rate of 13.2% per year, according to a recent report ...
Research on how surfaces respond under extreme conditions lead to energy advances
Academics were always important for Bilge Yildiz, the daughter of two math teachers, as she was growing up in and around Izmir, Turkey. Her parents, Yildiz says, were her inspiration for appreciating "the importance of education ...
Materials Science
Oct 21, 2014
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New analytical technology reveals 'nanomechanical' surface traits
(Phys.org) —A new research platform uses a laser to measure the "nanomechanical" properties of tiny structures undergoing stress and heating, an approach likely to yield insights to improve designs for microelectronics ...
Nanophysics
Aug 27, 2014
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