Planetary defense has been a topic of growing scientific and strategic interest over the past decades, with a range of mitigation concepts proposed, including kinetic impactors and stand-off nuclear ...

A breakthrough by researchers at The University of Manchester sheds light on one of nature's most elusive forces, with wide-reaching implications for medicine, energy, climate modeling and more. The ...

Anisotropic two-dimensional (2D) materials exhibit huge difference in the directions parallel and vertical to the plane, especially in mechanical properties, and the connecting interactions among 2D ...

The mechanical strength and toughness of engineering materials are often mutually exclusive, posing challenges for material design and selection. To address this, a research team from The Hong Kong ...

Composite materials have long enabled high-performance, lightweight solutions across sectors such as aerospace, automotive, and construction. Now, these materials are becoming increasingly integral to ...