If you ever wanted to build your own tube amplifier but you were intimidated by working with high voltages, [Marcel]’s low-voltage tube amp design might spark your interest. The design operates ...

Materials science and engineering is an interdisciplinary field that forms the foundation for many engineering applications by extending the current supply of materials, improving existing materials, ...

Soft materials are materials that can be easily deformed by thermal stresses or thermal fluctuations at about room temperature. Soft materials include liquids, polymers, foams, gels, colloids ...

Glass tube and rod are hollow or solid stock shapes of fused silicate materials. They are used in laboratory, sight glass, level gage, X-ray tube, optical, lamp, pharma, vacuum tube stem assembly, and ...

Asphalt shingles are the most common roofing material, striking a balance between performance and initial cost. Clay, metal and slate last long but cost more and require more specialized ...

DelFly's four wings consist of an ultra-light transparent foil powered by a light, economical motor, which lets it fly for six to nine minutes. The wings might look delicate, but they can touch a ...

Commissions do not affect our editors' opinions or evaluations. Materials like metal, concrete and chemicals are the foundation of the global economy—every sector requires basic materials ...

The bachelor of science in materials science and engineering is broad-based, encompassing a wide range of materials, and enables students to understand the scientific principles that govern the ...

Their study was published in Nature Chemistry. A joint research team has developed a technology to produce high-value-added plastic raw materials called dicarboxylic acids (α,ω-diacids ...

Natural materials, such as wool and wood, come from living things or the ground. Synthetic materials, like plastic, are made from chemicals. Most metals are strong, hard and shiny materials that ...

While struggling to pick a place may be stressing you out, it puts you in a better spot budget-wise, since some Caribbean islands are much more expensive to fly to. To help you find some of the ...

As any seasoned Londoner will know, Tube strikes are just as much part of the fabric of city life as the London Underground itself. At first, we were told the latest swathe of strikes had been ...