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Earth Sciences May 26, 2021

Warm ice may fracture differently than cold ice

Researchers at Aalto University have found strong evidence that warm ice—that is, ice very close in temperature to zero degrees Celsius—may fracture differently as compared to the kinds of ice typically studied in laboratories ...

Biochemistry Apr 19, 2021

Study reveals a unique mode of cell migration on soft 'viscoelastic' surfaces

Inside your body, cell movement plays a crucial role in many significant biological processes, including wound healing, immune responses and the potential spread of cancer.

General Âé¶¹ÒùÔºics Feb 19, 2021

Âé¶¹ÒùÔºicists discover new route to active matter self-organisation

An international team led by Professor Yilin Wu, Associate Professor of the Department of Âé¶¹ÒùÔºics at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) has made a novel conceptual advance in the field of active matter science. The ...

Soft Matter Feb 8, 2021

Droplets perform daredevil feats on gel surfaces

Welcome to the amazing world of soft substrates. These materials are made of silicon gels and have the same texture as panna cotta—but without the delicious flavor. They are used in a range of applications, especially in ...

General Âé¶¹ÒùÔºics Jan 18, 2021

New mathematical model: How dangerous bacteria form colonies

It can be observed every time you take a shower: Small droplets of water join together to form larger and larger drops—until they are so heavy that they run down the wall. Scientists call this daily-life phenomenon coalescence—which ...

Condensed Matter Sep 15, 2020

Predicting delayed instabilities in viscoelastic solids

It is presently challenging to determine the stability of viscoelastic structures since seemingly stable conformations may gradually creep (plastic deformation of a material under stress as a function of time) until their ...

Nanophysics Aug 12, 2020

Enhanced liquid repellence through flexible microstructures

Artificial surfaces that can repel liquids have attracted significant attention across scientific and industrial platforms to create functional topological features. But the role of the underlying structures that are in contact ...

Nanomaterials Jul 29, 2020

3-D touchless interactive display detects finger humidity to change color

A novel three-dimensional (3-D) touchless interactive display can change color based on the distance of the user's finger from the screen by detecting subtle shifts in ambient relative humidity, according to a new study. ...

Earth Sciences Jul 13, 2020

Using math formulas to predict earthquakes

A team of researchers at Lyell Centre in Edinburgh, has developed a way to use math formulas to help predict when an earthquake is likely to happen. In their paper published in Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, ...

Materials Science Jun 18, 2020

Researchers create a new class of rate-sensitive mechanical metamaterials

Researchers at the Department of Biomechanical Engineering of Delft University of Technology have created a new class of metamaterials that can dynamically switch their mechanical behavior. It may form the basis for practical ...

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