Physical pressure on the brain can trigger neurons' self-destruction programming

To think, feel, talk and move, neurons send messages through electrical signals in the brain and spinal cord. This intricate ...

Scientists Discovered How to Defy the Laws of Gravity—And Now They Can Compress Space and Time

With the ability to generate thousands of times the G-force of Earth and to handle as much as 1,900 tons of mass combined ...

How 3D-Printed Pistons Let F1 Engines Bend the Rules on Compression

A loophole in Formula 1’s new technical regulations offers a way around the 16:1 compression ratio cap, introducing ...
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Golf ball compression explained: What should you be using?

You may have heard a lot about golf ball compression but what does it mean, how is it measured and how does it affect the ...
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Mechanical behavior analysis using small-size graphite disc compression testing with digital image correlation methods

The ASTM International Standard Test Method for Tensile Stress-Strain of Carbon and Graphite (ASTM C749) requires dog-bone shaped specimens. Unfortunately, specimen sizes required in ASTM C749 are ...
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Mechanical behavior and acoustic emission evolution of cracked red sandstone under uniaxial compression

The analysis of crack morphology have important influences on the study of rock mechanical properties and crack propagation behavior. A series of uniaxial compression tests and acoustic emission (AE) ...
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How a soccer ball responds to mechanical compression

How a soccer ball responds to mechanical compression demonstrates elasticity and rebound. Susie Wiles gets in trouble for saying what everyone knows Trump moves to dismantle major US climate research ...
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Manual Digital Meibomian Gland Compression Outperforms Mechanical Compression

In patients with meibomian gland dysfunction, manual digital meibomian gland compression demonstrates superior efficacy compared with mechanical compression. Manual digital meibomian gland compression ...
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The ABCs of Mechanical Testing for Composites

insights from industryStephan Botzki & Ian McEnteggartSenior Applications Engineer - Composites Market ManagerInstron In this interview, industry experts Stephan Botzki and Ian McEnteggart, senior ...
C&EN

Processing–Microstructure–Performance Relations in Thermoformed Auxetic Hyperelastic Foams with Enhanced Energy Absorption Capacity

Creative Commons (CC): This is a Creative Commons license. Attribution (BY): Credit must be given to the creator. Auxetic (negative Poisson’s ratio) foams with reentrant cell structures exhibit ...
CompositesWorld

Mechanical testing of ceramic matrix composites

President, Wyoming Test Fixtures Inc. In addition to providing increased strength properties, fiber-reinforced CMCs exhibit markedly improved toughness and damage tolerance compared to traditional ...
Hagerty

A Terrifying Test Ride of My Own Creation

Sitting in the eye of the hurricane that is my garage during the summer is my 1988 Honda XR600R. As I dance around tending to each project, it’s clear who is in charge, and it’s not me — it’s the 600R ...