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Thanks to the crystal structure of diamonds, with carbon atoms arranged into a lattice-like structure, diamond is top of the hardness scale, which is why it is used to cutting and drilling, as well as ...

In a surprising twist, a graduate student at UMass Amherst discovered a strange new fluid behavior that seems to defy ...

In this segment of Offshore Engineer TV, Paula Lepore, Global Projects Engineering Manager and Anshul Godha, Materials ...

Dr. Reza Foudazi, Associate Professor, University of Oklahoma, will speak about Synthesis of Antifouling Filtration Membranes ...

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Discover the innovative frost-resistant surface that prevents frost buildup for over 150 hours, revolutionizing anti-frost ...

The team found that throughout the structures they investigated, the wood was damaged (bad news), but the system of water, mud and wood was keeping it all together (good news). They debunked the ...

Creative Commons (CC): This is a Creative Commons license. Attribution (BY): Credit must be given to the creator. Hexagonal SiGe, with its direct band gap, holds promising light-emission properties ...