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General Âé¶¹ÒùÔºics Mar 17, 2025

A new law gives the energy needed to fracture stretchable networks

Interconnected materials containing networks are ubiquitous in the world around us—rubber, car tires, human and engineered tissues, woven sheets and chain mail armor. Engineers often want these networks to be as strong ...

Polymers Mar 7, 2025

Entangled polymers and nanosheets create skin-like, self-healing hydrogel

We all encounter gels in daily life—from the soft, sticky substances you put in your hair to the jelly-like components in various foodstuffs. While human skin shares gel-like characteristics, it has unique qualities that ...

Polymers Mar 6, 2025

Sustainable smart polymers change color and self-repair when damaged

Plastics, which are polymeric materials composed of long chains of small molecules called monomers, are widely used in everyday life and industry due to their lightweight, good strength and flexibility. However, with approximately ...

Astrobiology Mar 5, 2025

Unburied treasure: Rover researchers find unexpected minerals on Mars that hint at possibility of ancient life

Sometimes scientists must dig and work and sweat to make scientific discoveries. And sometimes a robot rolls over a rock that turns out to be a revelation.

Space Exploration Feb 27, 2025

Private US company blasts off for second moon landing attempt

A US company is aiming for its second lunar touchdown after a lander carrying a suite of unique experiments successfully launched aboard a SpaceX rocket on Wednesday.

Polymers Feb 26, 2025

Sacrificial scaffolding helps new hydrogels heal quickly

Researchers at Hokkaido University and Duke University have developed a hydrogel that heals and strengthens itself as it is overloaded and damaged. The proof-of-concept demonstration could lead to improved performance for ...

Space Exploration Feb 26, 2025

Private US company set for second moon landing attempt

Intuitive Machines made history last year as the first private company to put a robot on the moon, although the triumph was marred by the lander tipping onto its side.

General Âé¶¹ÒùÔºics Feb 25, 2025

Bubbles that break rules: A fluid discovery that defies logic

A team led by researchers at UNC-Chapel Hill have made an extraordinary discovery that is reshaping our understanding of bubbles and their movement. Picture tiny air bubbles inside a container filled with liquid. When the ...

Space Exploration Feb 24, 2025

Lunar Trailblazer blasts off to map water on the moon

On Wednesday 26 February, a thermal imaging camera built by researchers at the University of Oxford's Department of Âé¶¹ÒùÔºics will blast off to the moon as part of NASA's Lunar Trailblazer mission. This aims to map sources ...

General Âé¶¹ÒùÔºics Feb 21, 2025

What can theoretical physics teach us about knitting?

The practice of purposely looping thread to create intricate knit garments and blankets has existed for millennia. Though its precise origins have been lost to history, artifacts like a pair of wool socks from ancient Egypt ...

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