By Ashoka Mukpo In 2023, when the European Parliament passed a law meant to keep products linked to deforestation out of the EU single market, environmentalists were riding high. The landmark piece of ...

From wearable samplers to passive environmental monitoring, new research is changing how scientists observe chemical exposure – without invasive sampling.

Every spring, serious car enthusiasts start watching the calendar with anticipation, and this year is no different. From March 17–21, State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, transforms into hallowed ...

Squeaky shoes are part of the symphony of a basketball game, when rubber soles rasp against the hardwood floors as players jab step, cut and pivot and defenders move their feet to stay in front of ...

Squeaky shoes are part of the symphony of a basketball game, when rubber soles rasp against the hardwood floors.

Basketball shoes on a gym floor, bicycle brakes in need of a tune-up, or the squeal of tires are everyday examples of squeaking sounds. Such sounds have long been attributed to stick-slip friction, or ...

Abstract: Dielectric elastomer (DE), as a new type of flexible intelligent material, is highly promising for applications in a variety of fields such as electronic devices, bionic machinery, ...