What counts as a smooth surface depends on context. A material considered smooth in one industry may appear rough in another, as the definition varies with sector and application. Smooth has its own ...

The lotus plant, otherwise known as the water lily, has been a source of inspiration for centuries. But this time, people are mostly interested in the bumps on the surface of its leaves. Researchers ...

Suppliers ensure users can continue to rely on tough yet resilient grade crossing surfaces to perform under heavy rail and ...

Nineteen years ago this month, Chicago experienced one of the worst heat waves in its history. Nearly 500 people, mostly poor and elderly residents of the city’s dense urban core, perished in ...

Optically smooth surfaces A 3D printing method called blurred tomography can rapidly produce components with commercial-level optical quality, such as this microlens array. (Courtesy: Daniel Webber, ...

Since the emergence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) in 2019, the causal agent of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, scientists have reported several ...

Glass and metal surfaces temporarily "blind" a bat by bouncing sound waves in the wrong direction, which sometimes results in a collision. This video was reproduced with permission and was first ...

Astronomers may already have detected three such worlds to date. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Strange, newly theorized ...

If you’ve ever used a laser mouse, you know how frustrating it can be to use pointing devices on particularly smooth surfaces when your mouse pad is missing in action. After a few minutes of trying to ...

Michael Kanellos is editor at large at CNET News.com, where he covers hardware, research and development, start-ups and the tech industry overseas. Researchers at Ohio State University have created ...