A hidden microscopic universe lurks around us, where bacteria, cilia, and flagella have evolved to overcome the constraints ...

Designed to fit in tight spaces or in vessels where obstructions prevent the installation of a straight probe, the bendable capacitance probe is mounted on the side of a bin. The probe can be bent to ...

Despite the absence of consensus on a theory of the transition from supercooled liquids to glasses ... jammed systems including foams and granular materials, and with electronic systems with ...

The 2006 edition of this authoritative guide on liquid crystalline polymer (LCP) science was produced in response to the wealth of new material generated in the field. It takes the reader through the ...

We've ranked the best heavy-duty pickup trucks based on roughly 200 data points encompassing acceleration, handling, comfort, cargo space, fuel efficiency, value, and how enjoyable they are to drive.

Metamaterials, materials with a negative index of refraction, have seen a dramatic increase in interest, and new designs and applications are constantly being invented. One such class of ...

When you've got a big load that you need to haul, that's no job for an ordinary car — that's a job for a proper truck. A ...

The global pharmaceutical industry is growing and offers an attractive opportunity for investors. Well-established pharmaceutical stocks include AbbVie, Eli Lilly, Johnson & Johnson, and Pfizer.

Our fascination with natural materials and our longing to shape them into new and beautiful forms is almost as old as civilisation itself. Exceptional craftspeople have always endeavoured to pass ...

If I then pour honey into the cup I will find that the cup drains very slowly. That is because honey's viscosity is large compared to other liquids' viscosities. If I fill the same cup with water, for ...

Natural materials, such as wool and wood, come from living things or the ground. Synthetic materials, like plastic, are made from chemicals. Most metals are strong, hard and shiny materials that ...