“When a rod breaks, one would expect that the elastic waves triggered by the first crack would help the two halves of the rod to relax to equilibrium,” says Audoly. “Instead, we showed that these ...

"It should happen to any brittle elastic rod. My favorite example is pole vaults. Sometimes pole vaults break, and when they do, you'll often see more than three pieces," Patil tells Hersher.

But a finished spaghetti noodle wants to curl, more than you’d expect for something that starts out mechanically straight and even. Why is that? It’s funny to think of spaghetti as a “rod ...

Physicists concern themselves with problems that are profound. The origins of the universe, the nature of time, the composition of matter.And then, there’s spaghetti. A pasta problem has ...

NUST MISIS scientists jointly with their colleagues from the Ecole de Technologie Superiore have experienced a new combination of alloy processing that produces solid and durable implants that are ...

Visco-Elastic Polymer Padding Offers Comfort, ... HOT ROD Staff Writer Feb 01, 2002. See All 4 Photos. See All 4 Photos. This seat is fully lined with visco-elastic polymer padding.