A new material created at the University of Waterloo can switch back and forth between a hard solid or a soft gel at the same temperature, a breakthrough that offers an innovative solution to a long-standing challenge with synthetic materials by giving it both strength and shape adaptability.
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NASA Analyzes First Central Pacific Ocean Hurricane’s Water Vapor
Hurricane Erick has become the first tropical cyclone to enter the Central Pacific Ocean during the 2019 Hurricane Season and Hawaii is keeping an eye on the storm.
Conservation or Construction? Deciding Waterbird Hotspots
Imagine your favorite beach filled with thousands of ducks and gulls.
West Coast Forest Landowners Will Plant Less Douglas-Fir in Warming Climate, Model Shows
West Coast forest landowners are expected to adapt to climate change by gradually switching from Douglas-fir to other types of trees such as hardwoods and ponderosa pine, according to a new Oregon State University study.
Researchers Repair Faulty Brain Circuits Using Nanotechnology
Working with mouse and human tissue, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers report new evidence that a protein pumped out of some — but not all — populations of “helper” cells in the brain, called astrocytes, plays a specific role in directing the formation of connections among neurons needed for learning and forming new memories.
NASA Finds Flossie’s Center Just North of Coldest Cloud Tops
Cloud top temperatures provide information to forecasters about where the strongest storms are located within a tropical cyclone.
