Video: Researchers Simulate The Sun's Magnetic Twisters In 3-D
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End Of The In-DashSam KaplanThey're not only more efficient--they're better, too. These three gadgets are about to get out of your dreams and into your car. THE TRENDDashboard navigation and...
View Article'We Wanted To Make A Robot That Could Squeeze Through Holes And Change Its...
Do the WormTrevor JohnstonThe muscled Meshworm prototype mimics annelid locomotion. "If you don't have legs, you can propel yourself by deforming your body. Earthworms do this through peristaltic...
View ArticleYou Built What?!: A Submarine Simulator That Soaks Lollygagging Players
General QuartersAckerman + GruberA disaster simulation that's a lot of fun. On July 19, a dozen teams gathered in hackerspaces around the country to await the rules of a 72-hour build competition. Red...
View ArticleHow The Science Of Tribology Could Smooth The Way To A Better Energy System
The Fiction Of NonfrictionRyan SnookFor manufacturers, less friction means more efficiency. In 1964, a lubrication expert named Peter Jost gathered with his colleagues at the Institution of Mechanical...
View Article4 Extreme Labs That Subject New Materials To Fire, Lightning, Crashes, and...
Let It BurnCourtesy DupontSometimes, the best way to improve a new material is to beat the hell out of it. Failure is supposed to be a bad thing. In materials science, however, understanding and...
View ArticleFYI: What's The Softest Material On Earth?
Materials Varying In HardnessWayne Scherr/Getty ImagesWe know diamonds are the hardest, but determining the softest stuff on the planet is complicated. Everyone knows the hardest material on Earth is...
View ArticleThe Greatest Milestones In Matter
OLEDWikimedia CommonsFrom iron to superconductors, materials' greatest hits. Click here to enter the gallery
View ArticleThe Smarter, Safer, Stronger, Far-Out Materials Of The Future
Bat-Wing PlanesGuy StauberSelf-repairing computers! Electronic skin! Bat-wing planes! A look at the amazing stuff that's changing the world. Materials science has been at the root of material progress,...
View ArticleHow 3-D Printing Will Turn Homes Into Mini Factories
A Fab In Every CageMichael ChoConsumer-grade multi-material printers could hit the market in the next decade. Here's why that matters. In 1984, inventor Charles Hull built the first rapid-prototyping...
View ArticleWhat Do Scientists Know About Mining Asteroids?
Space MetalKatie PeekNot much--yet. Before we move to mining's final frontier, we'll have to fill in some gaps. Here's a visualized look at what we do know, and what we're lacking. In April, Planetary...
View ArticleThe Deep-Space Suit
The Deep-Space SuitNick KaloterakisAstronauts can only travel so far in existing space suits. What will it take to see the universe? By the time the alarms go off, he's back on his feet, hoping the...
View ArticleAn Annotated Guide To Mining The Seafloor
Digging DeepKevin HandRemotely operated excavators for mining in the abyss Centuries of underwater volcanic activity have blanketed the ocean floor in precious metals. Now, with the aid of the world's...
View ArticleFYI: How Much Weight Can You Gain From Thanksgiving Dinner?
Preparing To Chow DownSuperstock/Getty ImagesMost of the food weight and water retention disappears in time. Postprandial weight gain is all a matter of timing. In the short term-I mean the very short...
View ArticleGray Matter: Finding Water Where It's Least Expected
Flash Fried Hot oil may release water hidden in dry starchy foods, such as mung bean noodles and shrimp chips, converting it to steam and causing them to puff up. Mike WalkerFree the trapped H20 for...
View ArticleYou Built What?!: A Submarine Simulator That Soaks Lollygagging Players
General QuartersAckerman + GruberOn July 19, a dozen teams gathered in hackerspaces around the country to await the rules of a 72-hour build competition. Red Bull, the energy drink brand and sponsor,...
View ArticleHow The Science Of Tribology Could Smooth The Way To A Better Energy System
The Fiction Of NonfrictionRyan SnookIn 1964, a lubrication expert named Peter Jost gathered with his colleagues at the Institution of Mechanical Engineers in Cardiff, Wales, to discuss a vexing...
View Article4 Extreme Labs That Subject New Materials To Fire, Lightning, Crashes, and...
Failure is supposed to be a bad thing. In materials science, however, understanding and predicting how a new fiber, composite material, or type of plastic breaks, snaps, melts, fractures, or rips can...
View ArticleFYI: What's The Softest Material On Earth?
Materials Varying In HardnessWayne Scherr/Getty ImagesEveryone knows the hardest material on Earth is diamond, says George Pharr, director of the Joint Institute for Advanced Materials at the...
View ArticleThe Smarter, Safer, Stronger, Far-Out Materials Of The Future
Bat-Wing PlanesGuy StauberMaterials science has been at the root of material progress, and indeed all progress, for so long that we may be tempted to think that its greatest contributions are behind...
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