When materials are created on a nanometer scale—just a handful of atoms thick—even the thermal energy present at room ...

Mechanical properties are physical properties that a material exhibits upon the application of forces. Examples of mechanical properties are the modulus of elasticity, tensile strength ...

New research from Oxford University has revealed chimpanzee "engineering" capabilities that aid them in retrieving insects as ...

The results were telling. Plants selected by chimpanzees to make tools were significantly more flexible — on average, 175% ...

The Thermal & Mechanical Properties Lab houses a complete thermal analysis suite and is part of the Core Research Facilities. In this lab, researchers are able to investigate the behavior of a ...

A study published in the Journal of Bioresources and Bioproducts details a self-densification strategy that transforms ...

Research topics range from studying the loss of bone mass experienced by astronauts during long periods of space flight, to inverse-modeling to track the source of greenhouse gases, to discovering ...