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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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JAN 19, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Sophie the Giraffe, an ever-popular children’s teething toy is under the hot seat this week as curious parents cut ...JAN 19, 2017Chemistry & Physics
New Biodegradable Adhesive Using Shellfish and CornWritten By: Jennifer EllisJAN 16, 2017Videos
You have probably seen the photographs of marine turtles, birds, and fish being strangled by the six-pack rings of your ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 12, 2017Videos
More and more, consumers are finding plastic products labeled "BPA-free" in their stores. In particular, these claims ar ...JAN 06, 2017Chemistry & Physics
The ability to efficiently and cleanly break common chemical bonds is of great interest to pharmaceutical and industrial ...Written By: Jennifer EllisJAN 03, 2017Videos
Plastic waste products are ubiquitous in our daily lives. From shopping bags to bottles, it's estimated that Americans a ...DEC 27, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Growing old has always been a question of not if, but when. This cellular inevitability may not have to be the case, how ...DEC 26, 2016Neuroscience
Picture a scene at a crowded cocktail party, a club with live music, a sporting event or just a loud room with a lot goi ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimDEC 25, 2016Earth & The Environment
One hundred and seventy feet, 22,000 pounds per blade, three blades per wind turbine, that’s a lot of blade waste ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 16, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Reporting in Cell, scientists were able to extend the lifespan of mice that carry a genetic mutation that causes prematu ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 24, 2016Microbiology
New work in Applied and Environmental Microbiology investigated the amount of bacterial growth on whole lettuce leaves a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 22, 2016Health & Medicine
JUPITER, FL – November 22, 2016 – Anyone who has drifted into a fuzzy-headed stupor after a large holiday me ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)NOV 21, 2016Plants & Animals
All kinds of animals are exposed to dangerous plastics during any point in their lives. Litter and debris that can be le ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 11, 2016Videos
Approximately one truck of trash ends up in oceans around the world every minute. But the concept of plastics in our oce ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 26, 2016Chemistry & Physics
YALE / BROWN (US) — A scientist’s breakfast sparked new research into how floating objects—like pieces ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)OCT 19, 2016Videos
It's hard to imagine that a little tube of face wash or wrinkle cream could impact the environment, but it can and not b ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimOCT 17, 2016Plants & Animals
The humble bee is a lot smarter than you think it is. Despite having significantly less brain mass than that of you or m ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 12, 2016Videos
It's well known that greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuels are the major cause of climate change. Increasing levels ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimOCT 07, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Honey is one of the most ancient medicinal agents, dating back at least to the Egyptians who used honey to dress wounds. ...OCT 05, 2016Chemistry & Physics
Today’s chemical industry relies on oil to make everything from plastics to detergents to medications. Scientists ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)OCT 05, 2016Neuroscience
When a baby is first born, the skull is comprised of a few bone plates that gradually come together. As the child ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 27, 2016Videos
Started by two surfers, Andrew Turton and Pete Ceglinski, who gave up their jobs and dedicated themselves to the cause, ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 23, 2016Chemistry & Physics
Methanol is one of the world’s most widely used chemicals, and has been since the 1800’s. It is used to make ...Written By: Jennifer Ellis
JAN 19, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Sophie the Giraffe, an ever-popular children’s teething toy is under the hot seat this week as curious parents cut
...
JAN 19, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
New Biodegradable Adhesive Using Shellfish and Corn
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
JAN 16, 2017
Videos
You have probably seen the photographs of marine turtles, birds, and fish being strangled by the six-pack rings of your
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 12, 2017
Videos
More and more, consumers are finding plastic products labeled "BPA-free" in their stores. In particular, these claims ar
...
JAN 06, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
The ability to efficiently and cleanly break common chemical bonds is of great interest to pharmaceutical and industrial
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
JAN 03, 2017
Videos
Plastic waste products are ubiquitous in our daily lives. From shopping bags to bottles, it's estimated that Americans a
...
DEC 27, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Growing old has always been a question of not if, but when. This cellular inevitability may not have to be the case, how
...
DEC 26, 2016
Neuroscience
Picture a scene at a crowded cocktail party, a club with live music, a sporting event or just a loud room with a lot goi
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 25, 2016
Earth & The Environment
One hundred and seventy feet, 22,000 pounds per blade, three blades per wind turbine, that’s a lot of blade waste
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 16, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Reporting in Cell, scientists were able to extend the lifespan of mice that carry a genetic mutation that causes prematu
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 24, 2016
Microbiology
New work in Applied and Environmental Microbiology investigated the amount of bacterial growth on whole lettuce leaves a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 22, 2016
Health & Medicine
JUPITER, FL – November 22, 2016 – Anyone who has drifted into a fuzzy-headed stupor after a large holiday me
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
NOV 21, 2016
Plants & Animals
All kinds of animals are exposed to dangerous plastics during any point in their lives. Litter and debris that can be le
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 11, 2016
Videos
Approximately one truck of trash ends up in oceans around the world every minute. But the concept of plastics in our oce
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 26, 2016
Chemistry & Physics
YALE / BROWN (US) — A scientist’s breakfast sparked new research into how floating objects—like pieces
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
OCT 19, 2016
Videos
It's hard to imagine that a little tube of face wash or wrinkle cream could impact the environment, but it can and not b
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 17, 2016
Plants & Animals
The humble bee is a lot smarter than you think it is. Despite having significantly less brain mass than that of you or m
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 12, 2016
Videos
It's well known that greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuels are the major cause of climate change. Increasing levels
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 07, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Honey is one of the most ancient medicinal agents, dating back at least to the Egyptians who used honey to dress wounds.
...
OCT 05, 2016
Chemistry & Physics
Today’s chemical industry relies on oil to make everything from plastics to detergents to medications. Scientists
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
OCT 05, 2016
Neuroscience
When a baby is first born, the skull is comprised of a few bone plates that gradually come together. As the child
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 27, 2016
Videos
Started by two surfers, Andrew Turton and Pete Ceglinski, who gave up their jobs and dedicated themselves to the cause,
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 23, 2016
Chemistry & Physics
Methanol is one of the world’s most widely used chemicals, and has been since the 1800’s. It is used to make
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis