During development, when a fertilized egg transforms its shape dramatically into an animal's body, cell populations forming tissues are in a fluid state and thus the tissue can be easily deformed.

A gellike 30 Shore 00 Versaflex TPE is engineered to serve as ultrasoft cushions in bicycle seats, shoes, and furniture as well as nontacky grips on personal care products and sports equipment.

Mizuno has been granted a patent for an object hardness measuring device. The device includes a load unit that applies a load to the measurement object, a measuring unit that measures the movement ...

Modern techniques for measuring hardness invariably involve subjecting a material to relatively high pressures in a localized area, using an indenter that is harder than the substance under test. For ...