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Groin injuries may be more serious than a pulled muscle

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jun 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Some athletes are diagnosed with a pulled groin muscle when they actually might be suffering from a much more serious hip injury.





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Risk of hip fracture in postmenopausal women rises steeply with age

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Among postmenopausal women, the risk of hip fractures increases steeply with age and is seven times higher in 70-year olds than in 50- year olds, according to a study in this week's PLoS Medicine.


Cracking a Tough Nut for the Semiconductor Industry

Cracking a Tough Nut for the Semiconductor Industry

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Dec 23, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (7) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology have developed a method to measure the toughness -- the resistance to fracture -- of the thin insulating films that play a ...


Nanomaterials Show Unexpected Strength Under Stress

Nanomaterials Show Unexpected Strength Under Stress

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Mar 12, 2008 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (17) | comments 0

In yet another twist on the strangeness of the nanoworld, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the University of Maryland-College Park have discovered that materials such as ...


Among Apes, Teeth Are Made for the Toughest Times (w/ Video)

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Dec 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The teeth of some apes are formed primarily to handle the most stressful times when food is scarce, according to new research performed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology. The findings ...


'Stress tests' probe nanoscale strains in materials

'Stress tests' probe nanoscale strains in materials

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Nov 25, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology have demonstrated their ability to measure relatively low levels of stress or strain in regions of a semiconductor device as small as 10 nanometers ...


From mirror to mist: Cracking the secret of fracture instabilities

From mirror to mist: Cracking the secret of fracture instabilities

Physics /

created Jan 20, 2006 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (17) | comments 0

Researchers from Max Planck Institute for Metals Research and Massachusetts Institute of Technology have performed atom-by-atom investigations of how cracks propagate in brittle materials.


Understanding mechanical properties of silicon nanowires paves way for nanodevices

Understanding mechanical properties of silicon nanowires paves way for nanodevices

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Nov 11, 2009 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Silicon nanowires are attracting significant attention from the electronics industry due to the drive for ever-smaller electronic devices, from cell phones to computers. The operation of these future devices, ...


Studying hair of ancient Peruvians answers questions about stress

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Dec 09, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Recent studies show that one in three Canadians suffer from stress and the number is on the rise. But stress isn't a new problem.


New evidence that dark chocolate helps ease emotional stress

New evidence that dark chocolate helps ease emotional stress

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Nov 11, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 2

The "chocolate cure" for emotional stress is getting new support from a clinical trial published online in ACS' Journal of Proteome Research.


Glass you can build with

Glass you can build with: Metallic glass that's stronger and lasts longer

Physics / Condensed Matter

created Mar 24, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (27) | comments 11

(PhysOrg.com) -- The normal structure of metals is crystalline. Glass, on the other hand, is amorphous. But it's possible to make amorphous forms of metal, metallic glasses, which can be remarkably strong, ...



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