7+ hour, 59+ min ago  (180+ words) Scientists Tracked Particles Floating Through the Air'And Solved a 100-Year-Old Mystery'Popular Mechanics Accurately modeling irregularly-shaped particles isn't easy, but a new study found a way to improve a century-old idea. In a new study published in the Journal of Fluid…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (267+ words) Researchers synthesized weird molecules that exist in three dimensions, breaking Bredt's rule and Some scientific rules were made to be broken. It used to be thought that molecules could not form some bonds in certain locations, and on the heels…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (166+ words) Living cells constantly experience nanoscale membrane fluctuations due to molecular motion and activity. Can these fluctuations produce electricity?," the authors write. We show that these active fluctuations, when coupled with the universal electromechanical property of flexoelectricity, can generate transmembrane voltages…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (338+ words) In recently published research, scientists have revealed a special alloy that could change the game with its combination of temperature tolerance, resistance to wear, and previously unheard of fracture toughness. How do you make one alloy that has it all?...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (202+ words) This glue is made from leftover cooking oil, which contains fatty acids that are ideal for making flexible, durable, and moisture resistant polymers. "These materials [] rival low-density polyethylene (LDPE) in flexibility and strength and notably outperform commercial adhesives in shear…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (203+ words) This corralled supercooled liquid relies on the surprising property that some atoms in a liquid remain stationary regardless of temperature. Understanding the atomic machinations of metals is more important than ever, as technologies of ever-increasing complexity must get the most…...

3+ mon, 6+ day ago  (237+ words) It turns out that we may have been totally wrong about what makes ice slippery. While one might think of ice as rather simple, when you delve into its deeper physics, things start to get a little more interesting. According…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (403+ words) Scientists from two large neutrino studies in the U.S. and Japan join forces to see if the elusive particle might lie at the heart of our matter-dominated existence. Here's what you'll learn when you read this study: One of the biggest…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (286+ words) It's way different than our planet. Meteorite potassium-40 content that had been measured earlier was also lower than that of the surface rocks. Strangely, it was not an exact match for any of the primordial rock samples, which probably means…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (390+ words) Scientists created this new phase of ice'known as Ice XXI'by supercompressing water to 20,000 times normal pressure in just 10 milliseconds. Ice isn't all that complicated. Gather together some H20 molecules, drop the thermostat to zero degrees Celsius (at atmospheric pressures) and voila'ice....