Improvements in the coil coating process for pre-painted metals are fueling their growth in popularity. In fact, pre-painted metals are now a top choice for builders and manufacturers, due to ...

New York, NY—September 29, 2014—When one sends an email from Boston to Beijing, it travels through submarine optical cables that someone had to install at some point. The positioning of these cables ...

Researchers have combined computer simulations designed for Hollywood with precision model experiments to examine the mechanics of coiling. Their study, which bridges engineering mechanics and ...

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Vol. 111, No. 41 (October 14, 2014), pp. 14663-14668 (6 pages) We investigate the deployment of a thin elastic rod onto ...