University of Michigan researchers have developed a technique for a new 'metamaterial' that can change its level of solidness, but without damaging or changing the material itself. Metamaterials are man-made materials whose properties come from the w...
Remember 3D printing? A couple years ago it was hotly tipped to revolutionize manufacturing, since you could have a whole factory in your home! Except, really, it wouldn't, because spending hundreds or thousands of dollars on a box to make cute plast...
NASA has released a new color-enhanced image to show the diversity of Martian surface materials. The image captures a steep slope at impact crater with all its glory while the false colors in the...
Scientists have turned spinach plants into natural bomb detectors.By attaching carbon nanotubes into leaves, MIT researchers have transformed spinach plants into sensors that can detect explosive...
Most of the solids like rubber, glass and steel expand when heated. This is because the molecules begin to move more violently when the heat is on and result in expanding material in all directions....
There’s a literally endless array of things you can purchase to decorate your work desk. What you decide on says a lot about your personality, so if you opt for the above Tungsten sphere, we imagine you’re telling the world that you’re a little geeky and can appreciate the beauty in having a ball of relatively uncommon material just lay there, inviting conversation. Tungsten, incidentally, is the material from which lightbulb coils are made of. What’s cool about it is that it’s quite dense: a 2 inch sphere weighs 3 lbs! It comes with a plastic 3D printed base, and for a limited time the manufacturer will throw in a 1 inch Tungsten cube. The very dense sphere costs a very dense $229, but if you’ve got the spare cash, we think it’s a great purchase, if only just for kicks.
Researchers at East China University of Science & Technology have finally managed to develop a macroscopic material that exhibits the same strength and pliability as individual nanotubes. In fact, their new carbon nanotube-based film that is five...
Scientists at the George Institute of Technology have discovered a material so versatile that it can form solid objects, bend under pressure without breaking, easily float on water and even disperse into a liquid when something tries to pass throug...
Sit on the Stool Zero and that’s the closest your bum will ever be to a fan (or so I hope!). It’s true though! The Stool Zero is made out of completely recycled parts, some of which are fan-covers! Look carefully and you may just spot the brilliant way in which the Stool Zero makes use of spare and unwanted product parts. The seating platform is a pair of fan-covers, beautifully decorated with wire insulation (brilliant!). The legs of the chair are repurposed from stripped down wooden crates.
Aside from the recycling bit, I really can’t ignore the brilliant craftsmanship! Each component has been re-envisioned brilliantly so that nothing looks out of place. It is only on closer inspection that you see that it isn’t just a good looking stool, it’s applaud-worthy design thinking!
America's fleet of Predator UAVs could soon become even harder to shoot down (or even detect for that matter) thanks to a new kind of camouflage developed at UC San Diego. UCSD professor Boubacar Kante and his team published their findings last mon...
University of Michigan researchers have developed a technique for a new 'metamaterial' that can change its level of solidness, but without damaging or changing the material itself. Metamaterials are man-made materials whose properties come from the w...
Remember 3D printing? A couple years ago it was hotly tipped to revolutionize manufacturing, since you could have a whole factory in your home! Except, really, it wouldn't, because spending hundreds or thousands of dollars on a box to make cute plast...
Researchers at East China University of Science & Technology have finally managed to develop a macroscopic material that exhibits the same strength and pliability as individual nanotubes. In fact, their new carbon nanotube-based film that is five...
Scientists at the George Institute of Technology have discovered a material so versatile that it can form solid objects, bend under pressure without breaking, easily float on water and even disperse into a liquid when something tries to pass throug...
America's fleet of Predator UAVs could soon become even harder to shoot down (or even detect for that matter) thanks to a new kind of camouflage developed at UC San Diego. UCSD professor Boubacar Kante and his team published their findings last mon...