Scientists have been working for the last few years on enhancing concrete – arguably the most common construction material on ...

Concrete already builds our world, and now it's one step closer to powering it, too. Made by combining cement, water, ...

Researchers at the University of Tsukuba have developed a novel method for controlling the optical rotation of conductive ...

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In a recent study, researchers developed modified norcorrole molecules whose side chains favored the formation of columnar -stacking structures. Using these compounds, they produced liquid crystals ...

Researchers at Yokohama National University have created a liquid-based tilt sensor that only needs simple interface electronics – some 10MΩ resistors and a Microchip ATmega microcontroller in the ...

In a new case study addressing the July 2007 explosion and fire at the Barton Solvents distribution facility in Valley Center, Kans., the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) determined that a static ...