News tagged with shear stress
Sorry no news is found ... Your search criteria may have been too narrow. You can quickly re-sort the news in different ways by clicking on the tabs at the top of this page.
Search results for shear stress
The path less traveled: Research is driving solutions to improve unpaved roads
A Kansas State University graduate student sees the unpaved road ahead, and it's filled with biomaterial.
Jan 10, 2012 |
3 / 5 (1) |
0
How granular material becomes solid: Stress causes clogs in coffee and coal
It's easy to get in a jam. But it's much harder to explain exactly how or when it started.
Dec 14, 2011 |
5 / 5 (4) |
4
|
Planting improves heart rate, stress levels of mentally challenged adults
Participation in horticultural activities can improve confidence and social skills, cultivate a positive attitude, and rejuvenate the mind and body. Many studies have emphasized the effects of horticultural activities in ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 12, 2011 |
not rated yet |
0
Superhard carbon material could crack diamond
(PhysOrg.com) -- By applying extreme pressure to compress and flatten carbon nanotubes, scientists have discovered that they can create a new carbon polymer that simulations show is hard enough to crack diamond. ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Dec 07, 2011 |
4.7 / 5 (27) |
8
|
Researchers demonstrate earthquake friction effect at the nanoscale
(PhysOrg.com) -- Earthquakes are some of the most daunting natural disasters that scientists try to analyze. Though the earth's major fault lines are well known, there is little scientists can do to predict ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Nov 30, 2011 |
5 / 5 (2) |
0
|
How atoms behave: Characteristics of microstructural avalanches
(PhysOrg.com) -- Investigating how atoms move and rearrange themselves is fundamental to our understanding of the behavior of materials, in particular efforts aimed at engineering materials with enhanced functionality. ...
Nov 18, 2011 |
5 / 5 (1) |
1
|
Atherosclerotic plaques' downstream spread linked to low shear stress
In human coronary arteries, atherosclerotic plaques tend to spread downstream because of the changes in blood flow patterns the plaque causes, researchers have found.
Medicine & Health / Cardiology
Nov 15, 2011 |
not rated yet |
0
A new spin on understanding plasma confinement
To achieve nuclear fusion for practical energy production, scientists often use magnetic fields to confine plasma. This creates a magnetic (or more precisely "magneto-hydrodynamic") fluid in which plasma is tied to magnetic ...
Nov 10, 2011 |
5 / 5 (2) |
2
Unlocking jams in fluid materials: A theoretical model to understand how to best avoid jamming of soft matter
In a study recently published in European Physical Journal E (EPJE), a German scientist constructed a theoretical model to understand how to best avoid jamming of soft matter that can be applied in food and cosmetics produc ...
Oct 05, 2011 |
not rated yet |
2
Earthquakes to the core -- Researchers drill down at the epicenter
"What do I remember about an earthquake? I was in the 7th grade. All of a sudden the floor just started shaking. Desks were falling over. Kids were falling on the ground. It was so scary. It happened so quickly!"
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Aug 30, 2011 |
not rated yet |
1
List of search results for shear stress
