News tagged with mechanical stress
New measurement into biological polymer networks
(PhysOrg.com) -- The development of a new measurement technology under a research project funded by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research and the National Science Foundation is probing the structure ...
Mar 04, 2011 |
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Researchers develop unique combination of elements for thermal nanotape
Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC) and researchers from Stanford University have developed a novel combination of elements that yields a unique nanostructure material for packaging. This advance should allow longer ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jan 24, 2011 |
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Muscle filaments make mechanical strain visible
Plastics-based materials have been in use for decades. But manufacturers are facing a serious hurdle in their quest for new developments: Substantial influences of the microscopic material structure on mechanical ...
Dec 20, 2010 |
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Understanding the human neurosystem: From the brain of a locust
In the human brain, mechanical stress -- the amount of pressure applied to a particular area -- requires a delicate balance. Just the right force keeps neurons together and functioning as a system within the ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Nov 29, 2010 |
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Turning over a new leaf
(PhysOrg.com) -- German researchers have transformed the skeleton of a leaf into iron carbide. The new technique enables the conversion of metal carbides into intricate microstructures in just one step.
Sep 20, 2010 |
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Bone cells' branches sense stimulation, when to make new bone
A long-standing question in bone biology has been answered: It is the spindly extensions of bone cells that sense mechanical stimulation and signal the release of bone-growth factors, according to research from The University ...
Jul 20, 2010 |
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New fiber nanogenerators could lead to electric clothing
(PhysOrg.com) -- In research that gives literal meaning to the term "power suit," University of California, Berkeley, engineers have created energy-scavenging nanofibers that could one day be woven into clothing ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Feb 12, 2010 |
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In-situ insights into alloys
New research has produced the first micro-scale, in-situ, real-time observations of structural changes within alloys when under extremely high temperatures and stress.
Aug 26, 2009 |
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Soldiers turn a march into a charge
Engineers at the University of Leeds (UK) are developing a way to capture the kinetic energy produced when soldiers march and use it to power their equipment.
Jul 27, 2009 |
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Sticky protein helps reinforce fragile muscle membranes
A new study by scientists at the University of Iowa shows why muscle membranes don't rupture when healthy people exercise.
Jul 23, 2009 |
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A molecular ripcord for chemical reactions
Researchers at Eindhoven University of Technology (the Netherlands) have developed an entirely new method for starting chemical reactions. For the first time they used mechanical forces to control catalytic ...
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Apr 06, 2009 |
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