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June 29, 2021 —The electronic properties of graphene can be specifically modified by stretching the material evenly, say researchers. These results open the door to the development of new types of electronic ...
Oct. 21, 2020 —Chameleons can famously change their colors to camouflage themselves, communicate and regulate their temperature. Scientists have tried to replicate these color-changing properties for stealth ...
Dec. 8, 2022 —A three-month pilot study of patients with hypertension demonstrates that adding yoga to a regular exercise training regimen supports cardiovascular health and wellbeing and is more effective than ...
Dec. 15, 2021 —Researchers used gallic acid, an antioxidant found in gallnuts, green tea and other plants, and applied a stretching mechanism to human cartilage cells taken from arthritic knees that mimics the ...
Oct. 1, 2020 —Tissues and cells in the human body are subjected to a constant push and pull - strained by other cells, blood pressure and fluid flow, to name a few. The type and direction of the force on a cell ...
May 11, 2022 —Strokes have a debilitating effect on quality of life; the combination of cognitive and physical effects can be especially devastating. A new study showed that moderate to severe hand and arm ...
Mar. 26, 2021 —Researchers have demonstrated that stretching shape-memory polymers embedded with clusters of gold nanoparticles alters their plasmon-coupling, giving rise to desirable optical properties. One ...
July 1, 2021 —Living cells are constantly exposed to a wide variety of mechanical stresses: heart and lungs must withstand expansion and contraction; our skin must be resistant to tearing whilst retaining ...
Dec. 24, 2020 —Researchers investigate the structure and properties of a recently identified polymorph of gallium selenide crystal ...
Sep. 25, 2020 —An ingenious device, only a few micrometers in size, lets researchers study the reaction of individual biological cells to mechanical ...