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Granular systems, such as sandpiles or rockslides, are all around you − new research will help scientists describe how they work
Granular systems, such as sandpiles or rockslides, are all around you − new research will help scientists describe how they work Scientists have long struggled to understand how granular systems, such as sandpiles or rockslides, behave when individual grains interact with each other. A new research approach uses photoelasticity, a property that makes transparent materials […]
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Power on the Dark Side: Stimulus-Responsive Adsorbents for Low-Energy Controlled Storage and Delivery of Low Boiling Fuels to Mobile Assets in Permanently Shaded Regions
Power on the Dark Side: Stimulus-Responsive Adsorbents for Low-Energy Controlled Storage and Delivery of Low Boiling Fuels to Mobile Assets in Permanently Shaded Regions Researchers are developing stimulus-responsive adsorbents to store low-boiling fuels for mobile assets in permanently shaded regions. The project focuses on Metal Oxide Frameworks (MOFs) that can store methane and oxygen, which […]
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Developing Oxychalcogenide Membranes for Superconducting Power Transmission
Developing Oxychalcogenide Membranes for Superconducting Power Transmission Researchers are developing oxychalcogenide membranes for superconducting power transmission, aiming to create a cable that can operate on the Moon with low electrical losses. The team will use novel manufacturing techniques to grow alternating layers of FeSe SrTiO3 films onto a substrate, resulting in a superconducting tape that […]
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Is ranch dressing a liquid or a solid? A physicist explains
Is ranch dressing a liquid or a solid? A physicist explains It pours like a liquid but maintains its shape like a solid. Jack Andersen/Stone via Getty Images Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com. Is ranch […]
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