Is asparagus a hangover cure?
As you get ready to celebrate the New Year, you’ve likely come across articles about different food ‘cures’ that can prevent or reduce alcohol hangovers. Aside from anecdotic ‘evidence’ that […]
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Using light to detect the internal damage of materials
You can usually tell when a material is about to fail, you might see sagging, cracks, dents, holes, etc. But sometimes materials can fail suddenly—without warning— this known as catastrophic […]
Predicting the fatigue life of pipelines
The Paris Equation should be familiar to those who’ve taken fracture mechanics in school. It’s an equation used to calculate the fatigue life of a cracked component as it undergoes […]
Designing “living” buildings with smart materials explained in under 10 minutes
(Video credit: TED.com) In this TEDxUSC talk, Doris Kim Sung shares how she is incorporating her biology training to design more energy efficient and dynamic buildings. Buildings could be more […]
Detecting bacteria with fluorescent nanoparticles
pH indicators are more than just tools for helping students visualize the differences between acids and bases. They can also be used in sensors to monitor bacterial growth in packaged […]
