From ketchup to quicksand, non-Newtonian fluids have long fascinated and puzzled scientists. Unlike ordinary fluids, their ...

The transverse load P will produce a shear force V in the positive y direction on a mathematical cut through the beam at point “a”. This shear force is directly responsible for the shear stress τ on ...

Left: The gelation mechanism through metal coordination to the pseudopolyrotaxanes; the metal ions are shown as yellow spheres. In the lower panel, which represents the hydrogel, the pseudorotaxanes ...

While the fundamental constitutive laws for steel and concrete were established over a century ago, weak layers in snow remain a mystery. There are currently two theories about how they fail. The ...