Synthetic threadlike molecules from which synthetic fibers are prepared cannot be derived directly from natural materials but are synthesized by chemically bonding many small molecules ...

A spool with around 50 m (164 ft) of the new threadlike carbon nanotube fiber “The new CNT fibers have a thermal conductivity approaching that of the best graphite fibers but with 10 times great ...

But instead of making them from clay, the researchers designed these objects out of threadlike molecules of DNA, bent and folded into complex three-dimensional objects. These creations demonstrate ...

Myelin is the protective sheath covering each nerve cell's axon -- the threadlike portion of a cell that transmits electrical signals between cells. New research from Oregon Health & Science ...

Small glass structures resembling tadpoles that can withstand the blows of a hammer and yet burst into powdery dust by simply snipping their threadlike tails have been a source of fascination and ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Small glass structures resembling tadpoles that can withstand the blows of a hammer and yet burst into powdery dust by simply snipping their threadlike tails have been a source ...