Spider webs are notoriously sticky. Although they only take a second to swat down, shaking them off your hands can be an exercise in frustration.
Spider webs could inspire stickier glues
Nucor to acquire cold finish bar assets in Ohio and Georgia
Nucor Corp., Charlotte, N.C., will acquire Gerdau Long Steel’s Bright Bar assets located in Orrville, Ohio, and Cartersville, Ga., for an undisclosed amount.
Energy-absorbing materials offer protection to buildings and athletes (with video)
Purdue University is collaborating with General Motors to develop a new type of energy-absorbing material that might be 3D printed and that could have an impact in areas ranging from earthquake engineering to safer football helmets.
New theory points the way to transform atom-thin materials into powerful conductors
In certain nanomaterials, electrons are able to race through custom-built roadways just one atom wide.
Taking the stress out of engineering new materials (with video)
A team including scientists at the NIST has taken a major step toward measuring stress usefully in cutting-edge materials.