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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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DEC 22, 2015Health & Medicine
Processed foods rich in saturated fat have become a major part of the American diet. Two-thirds of American adults are o ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetDEC 17, 2015Clinical & Molecular DX
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The phrase, "dreams are made for children," might have taken on new meaning, based on a study at Washington State Univer ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUN 16, 2015Videos
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If you want your children to reap the benefits of a more responsive immune system, teach them about altruistic giving.Written By: Will HectorMAY 21, 2015Cancer
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So we're going to Mars, at some point. Well, once we get there we're going to need habitats, as in housing that's air ti ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopDEC 22, 2015Health & Medicine
Processed foods rich in saturated fat have become a major part of the American diet. Two-thirds of American adults are o ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetDEC 17, 2015Clinical & Molecular DX
The year 2015 has been a big year for transplants surgery and it will end with an even bigger splash. Doctors at the Joh ...NOV 30, 2015Health & Medicine
There are plenty of ways exercise improves brain health. It boosts mood, contextual memory, and the ability to distingui ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetNOV 19, 2015Videos
This density experiment is an excellent representation of how denser fluids fall to the bottom of a cup, while lighter f ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 06, 2015Plants & Animals
Come Fall each year, the leaves on the trees turn a beautiful orange/brown/yellow color that makes the world look like s ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 30, 2015Earth & The Environment
Solar power is a great energy source. It’s green, and once the infrastructure is installed, it’s free. For a ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopSEP 03, 2015Neuroscience
A German-French team has developed a light-sensitive switch to regulate a protein involved in the neurobiology of synapt ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAUG 29, 2015Earth & The Environment
Yesterday’s part I of this article (http://labroots.com/trending/id/1590/caltech-team-announces-their-creation-of- ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopAUG 28, 2015Earth & The Environment
Solar energy is the perfect energy source, except for one thing: you can’t store it, at least, you couldn’t ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopAUG 26, 2015Technology
With 3D printing becoming such a growing industry in current times, you can bet that the explosive innovation is creatin ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 26, 2015Plants & Animals
One lucky toucan going by the name of Tieta in Brazil has received a 3D-printed beak after an unknown accident occurred ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 21, 2015Technology
The 3D printing industry is becoming super versatile. Scientists have 3D-printed various things, ranging from little pla ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 12, 2015Technology
Holograms are a three dimensional display of light that appear to come to life in mid-air. They've been a huge part of s ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 04, 2015Health & Medicine
3D printing is a wonderful technology that involves a special printer capable of printing layer upon layer of printable ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 29, 2015Cannabis Sciences
Admit it. When the subject of hemp comes up, some of us would think of two dudes in a Volkswagen bus selling scratchy cl ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUL 24, 2015Earth & The Environment
Geothermal. Tapping into the Earth's heat. It's basically free, completely clean energy. Why isn't everyone doing it? Al ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopJUL 22, 2015Genetics & Genomics
When people get sick or hurt, they lose huge numbers of cells. For example, as pointed out in an article in Futurity, "T ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUL 10, 2015Videos
Plankton are known to have a broad palate, including pretty much anything smaller than themselves. So, it may come as no ...Written By: Robert WoodardJUL 07, 2015Neuroscience
The phrase, "dreams are made for children," might have taken on new meaning, based on a study at Washington State Univer ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUN 16, 2015Videos
Have you ever wondered how a vinyl record worked, or what one looked like under an electron microscope? In this video, y ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 05, 2015Immunology
If you want your children to reap the benefits of a more responsive immune system, teach them about altruistic giving.Written By: Will HectorMAY 21, 2015Cancer
When people reach late middle age, about a quarter of their skin cells carry cancer-driving mutations caused by exposure ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAY 19, 2015Neuroscience
Once neurons die or become damaged, they typically cannot be reproduced by the body. This is why aging is the greatest r ...Written By: Will HectorMAY 18, 2015Space & Astronomy
So we're going to Mars, at some point. Well, once we get there we're going to need habitats, as in housing that's air ti ...Written By: Andrew J. Dunlop
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