Two-dimensional (2D) metals, similar to graphene, are one-atom-thick elemental metals that exhibit unique properties due to ...

Why do glass and other amorphous materials deform more easily in some regions than in others? A research team from the University of Osaka, the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and ...

Advanced thermal protection systems (TPS) company Blueshift (Spencer, Mass., U.S.) has launched AeroZero ultra-low outgassing thermal protection tapes. The lightweight, thin and easy-to-apply material ...

The Earth formed over 4.6 billion years ago out of a mixture of dust and gas around the young sun. It grew larger thanks to countless collisions between dust particles, asteroids, and other growing ...

The Spaces of Shopping: A Historical Overview / Sandy Isenstadt -- Woolworth to Walmart: Mass Merchandising and the Changing Culture of Consumption / Susan Strasser -- Shopping Malls: Machines for ...

The contributions of material objects to ethnohistory in Native North America / Michael S. Nassaney and Eric S. Johnson -- Ritual and material culture as keys to cultural continuity: Native American ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

Modern handheld game consoles are impressive feats of engineering, featuring full fledged computers in near pocket-sized packages. So what happens if you take an original Xbox and sprinkle on some ...

If you’re looking for a law school that will provide you with a well-rounded legal education, nationally recognized faculty, a breadth of course offerings, and countless practical opportunities, ...

Everything we can see and touch, and quite a lot that we can’t as well, is made of tiny particles called atoms. Some substances, like particles of this iron, contain only one kind of atom. Iron is an ...