Could we really make Captain America’s shield? A materials scientist weighs in.
Captain America’s star-spangled shield can stand up against the universe’s most powerful forces all thanks to vibranium. This ...
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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 ...
Designing molecules that produce color-changing circular light for 3D displays and security printing
Certain advanced technologies, such as 3D displays, biosensing, and security printing, can utilize circularly polarized ...
Record-speed waves on extremely water-repellent surfaces
The paper was published today in Nature Communications.
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Embodied intelligence flourishes through the co-evolution of robotics and artificial intelligence (AI). Astribot’s Design-for-AI (DFAI) hardware–software architecture redefines intelligent ...