Scientists of Tomsk Polytechnic University have developed a new type of functional gradient material - multilayer optical ceramics. It is created from two well-known and well-studied types of optical ...
It is difficult to imagine the present world without polymers. Natural polymers have a very important role as structural materials (polysaccharides and proteins), information storage (nucleic acids), ...
A functionally graded material (FGM) is a two-component composite characterised by a compositional gradient from one component to the other. In contrast, traditional composites are homogeneous ...
Photo of a spider orb web and the elegant bead-on-chain structure of spiral silk How can spider webs withstand large impacts while remaining sensitive enough to detect and trap small flying insects?