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Plasticity
Plasticity is the ability of certain solids to flow or to change shape permanently when subjected to stresses of intermediate magnitude between those producing temporary deformation, or elastic behaviour. It is also the quality of being soft enough to be changed into a new shape.
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DEC 30, 2018Videos
The Portuguese airline Hi Fly made new strides this week in the fight against the global plastic crisis when they became ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 12, 2018Earth & The Environment
Almost six months ago now Australia’s two biggest supermarkets decided to ban plastic bags. Woolworths went single ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 11, 2018Cancer
Researchers in University of California San Diego School of Medicine have developed a biosensor that can detect whether ...Written By: Heba El-wassefDEC 05, 2018Plants & Animals
The world’s oceans are undergoing a pollution crisis the likes of which we’ve never seen before, and the uns ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 03, 2018Technology
The production of realistic, real-world objects for the virtual environment is a complex and time-consuming process. Nev ...Written By: Nouran AminNOV 26, 2018Neuroscience
The negative reaction to certain foods when encountering a food due to adverse post ingestion consequences is called Con ...Written By: Aswini KannegantiNOV 20, 2018Plants & Animals
When a deceased sperm whale washed up on the shore of an Indonesian park, officials sought expert help for answers. Not ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 19, 2018Earth & The Environment
Boston’s plastic bag ban will officially begin on December 14, after City Council unanimously approved the legisla ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanNOV 16, 2018Technology
Someday it may become true when our cell phones, tablets, and other smart devices do not need charging—thanks to r ...Written By: Nouran AminNOV 16, 2018Earth & The Environment
The EU has recently announced that it will ban single-use plastics as part of the fight to minimize plastic waste. Recen ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanNOV 13, 2018Neuroscience
Perineuronal nets (PNNs), a specialized extracellular matrix structures that surround the cell bodies and proximalWritten By: Aswini KannegantiNOV 12, 2018Neuroscience
New study finds evidence that neurons the fire together need not be connected to together electricallyWritten By: Aswini KannegantiOCT 29, 2018Neuroscience
Nerve regeneration by electrical stimulationWritten By: Aswini KannegantiOCT 18, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
The brain starts out as a dynamic organ that is capable of many changes. That flexibility allows us to learn, adapt and ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 14, 2018Videos
According to the United Nations, ocean plastics kill an estimated 100,000 marine mammals annually—and straws are m ...Written By: Nouran AminOCT 10, 2018Earth & The Environment
New research published in the journal Current Biology suggests that despite efforts to clean up our oceans, marine debri ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 09, 2018Videos
I love take-out just as much as the next person, but there's something that gets to me every time I order in: the am ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 25, 2018Plants & Animals
Most people would agree that plastic pollution is a problem that we can no longer afford to ignore; especially in that o ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 17, 2018Plants & Animals
Oceanic plastic pollution has developed into a significant issue in recent years. Not only does it dirty up our planet, ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 14, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
Plastics are found everywhere in our world, and they contain chemicals that pose a risk to our health when that plastic ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 10, 2018Chemistry & Physics
Humans produce an unbelievable amount of waste, most of which either go on to be recycled or heads to the landfil ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 07, 2018Earth & The Environment
Boyan Slat founded The Ocean Cleanup in 2013 when he was just 18 years old in his hometown of Delft, the Netherland ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 06, 2018Chemistry & Physics
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET or PETE), a thermoplastic polymer consisting of numerous units of terephthalate (C1 ...Written By: Daniel DuanSEP 05, 2018Neuroscience
Understanding how the brain learns is a complex undertaking. There are billions of neurons in the mind that signal each ...Written By: Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 30, 2018
Videos
The Portuguese airline Hi Fly made new strides this week in the fight against the global plastic crisis when they became
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 12, 2018
Earth & The Environment
Almost six months ago now Australia’s two biggest supermarkets decided to ban plastic bags. Woolworths went single
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 11, 2018
Cancer
Researchers in University of California San Diego School of Medicine have developed a biosensor that can detect whether
...
Written By:
Heba El-wassef
DEC 05, 2018
Plants & Animals
The world’s oceans are undergoing a pollution crisis the likes of which we’ve never seen before, and the uns
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 03, 2018
Technology
The production of realistic, real-world objects for the virtual environment is a complex and time-consuming process. Nev
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
NOV 26, 2018
Neuroscience
The negative reaction to certain foods when encountering a food due to adverse post ingestion consequences is called Con
...
Written By:
Aswini Kanneganti
NOV 20, 2018
Plants & Animals
When a deceased sperm whale washed up on the shore of an Indonesian park, officials sought expert help for answers. Not
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 19, 2018
Earth & The Environment
Boston’s plastic bag ban will officially begin on December 14, after City Council unanimously approved the legisla
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 16, 2018
Technology
Someday it may become true when our cell phones, tablets, and other smart devices do not need charging—thanks to r
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
NOV 16, 2018
Earth & The Environment
The EU has recently announced that it will ban single-use plastics as part of the fight to minimize plastic waste. Recen
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 13, 2018
Neuroscience
Perineuronal nets (PNNs), a specialized extracellular matrix structures that surround the cell bodies and proximal
Written By:
Aswini Kanneganti
NOV 12, 2018
Neuroscience
New study finds evidence that neurons the fire together need not be connected to together electrically
Written By:
Aswini Kanneganti
OCT 29, 2018
Neuroscience
Nerve regeneration by electrical stimulation
Written By:
Aswini Kanneganti
OCT 18, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
The brain starts out as a dynamic organ that is capable of many changes. That flexibility allows us to learn, adapt and
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 14, 2018
Videos
According to the United Nations, ocean plastics kill an estimated 100,000 marine mammals annually—and straws are m
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
OCT 10, 2018
Earth & The Environment
New research published in the journal Current Biology suggests that despite efforts to clean up our oceans, marine debri
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 09, 2018
Videos
I love take-out just as much as the next person, but there's something that gets to me every time I order in: the am
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 25, 2018
Plants & Animals
Most people would agree that plastic pollution is a problem that we can no longer afford to ignore; especially in that o
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 17, 2018
Plants & Animals
Oceanic plastic pollution has developed into a significant issue in recent years. Not only does it dirty up our planet,
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 14, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Plastics are found everywhere in our world, and they contain chemicals that pose a risk to our health when that plastic
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 10, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
Humans produce an unbelievable amount of waste, most of which either go on to be recycled or heads to the landfil
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 07, 2018
Earth & The Environment
Boyan Slat founded The Ocean Cleanup in 2013 when he was just 18 years old in his hometown of Delft, the Netherland
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 06, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET or PETE), a thermoplastic polymer consisting of numerous units of terephthalate (C1
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
SEP 05, 2018
Neuroscience
Understanding how the brain learns is a complex undertaking. There are billions of neurons in the mind that signal each
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim