The Secret of Learning: Stop Studying and Start Taking Tests
Hate taking tests? Too bad! A study has shown that to really learn, you should stop studying and start taking tests: Taking a test is not just a passive mechanism for assessing how much people know,...
View ArticleBike Produced On A Printer
Believe it or not the lightweight bicycle pictured above was printed out on a computer. Designed by scientists in Bristol, England, it is created by building up layers of nylon powder through a...
View ArticleTop 10 Most Extreme Substances
What are the most extreme substances in the world? No, not Mountain Dew; this list compiles and gives the details on the hottest, most flammable and most acidic substances known to man. One of which...
View ArticleMagnetic and Electric Properties in a Single Material
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory announced today that they have observed a rare property in a special class of metals called multiferroics: they have both...
View ArticleNew Slippery Material Inspired by Carnivorous Plant
Scientists have invented a super-slippery material inspired by the carnivorous pitcher plants: … a new material takes a cue from one of the plant world’s few meat-eaters: the carnivorous pitcher plant...
View ArticleUnsung material could boost eco-building
A material found in toothpaste, sunscreen, solar cells and at Wimbledon also devours air pollutants. Imagine a building coated in a substance that not…
View ArticleWorld’s lightest material unveiled
The remarkable new material is 100 times lighter than Styrofoam and consists of 99.99% air. Developed at the University of California, the material is…
View ArticleEngineers pioneer 3D printer for bones
The new printer produces a bone-like material that will aid in the repairing of serious injuries. The ‘bones’ created using the device won’t be able t…
View ArticleGraphene is thinnest anti-corrosive found
Hailed as a miracle material, researchers have discovered the thinnest known anti-corrosive material. The new material is so thin that one ounce of it…
View ArticlePoliticians And Their Hand Signals
This illustration makes for rather appropriate material in an election year full of bold gesturing by the candidates, wouldn’t you say? Political cartoonist Hermenegildo Sabat has been poking fun at...
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