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Encoding many properties in one material via 3D printing
A class of synthetic soft materials called liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) can change shape in response to heat, similar to ...
Cocrystallization can mitigate troublesome chemical properties that impact environment
Developing greener alternatives for industrial chemicals that have a smaller impact on the environment isn't always ...
NASA Uncovers Life’s Building Blocks in Asteroid Bennu’s Pristine Sample
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission delivered samples from asteroid Bennu, revealing crucial molecules linked to life, including amino acids and nucleobases found in DNA and RNA. The presence of ammonia and ...
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Is Glass Really A Liquid? And How Come We Can See Through It?
"On short timescales, glass behaves much like a solid. But the liquidlike structure of glass means that over a long enough ...
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Pioneering asymmetric living polymerization in liquid crystal reaction fields
By using optically active liquid crystals as reaction sites, researchers have successfully achieved the living polymerization of polymers with aligned helical structures. In this process, optically ...
Unprecedented asteroid samples contain organic compounds and minerals crucial to life, scientists say
Scientists have detected organic compounds and minerals necessary for life in the samples collected by the OSIRIS-REx mission ...