A new technique maintains structural integrity by essentially hiding openings in materials from surrounding forces. Rather than reinforcing an opening, such as a hole or a window, to protect against a ...

A house may look perfectly fine or in pristine condition while major problems are brewing within the system or at its ...

With a new mathematical model, a team of biophysicists has revealed fresh insights into how biological tissues are shaped by the active motion of structural imperfections known as "topological defects ...

A research team led by Prof. Sergey Kharintsev has answered a long-standing question: why the refractive index of spatially confined media, such as quantum dots, nanocrystals and thin films, can ...

Structural issues with a parking garage in the Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood of Manhattan prompted an engineer hired by the building owner to call 911 to report it, leading city officials to issue a ...

The small and complicated features of TSVs give rise to different defect types. Defects can form during any of the TSV ...

Whether designing a window in an airliner or a cable conduit for an engine, manufacturers devote a lot of effort to reinforcing openings for structural integrity. But the reinforcement is rarely ...