As it had been installed using granular backfill, the installer was able to remove it and re-install it the correct way round. Even with a granular backfill, it was testament to the strength of the ...

The organic material found in a few areas on the surface of dwarf planet Ceres is probably of exogenic origin. Impacting asteroids from the outer asteroid belt may have brought it with them.

These unique structures, created using 3D printing technology by Daraio and her team, demonstrate properties that are unlike any other known materials. Researchers at Caltech have created a ...

Researchers have developed high-performance nano-architected materials that have the strength of carbon steel but the lightness of Styrofoam. Developed by researchers at the University of Toronto ...