Imagine a "smart fluid" whose internal structure can be rearranged just by changing temperature. In a new study published in Matter, researchers report a way to overcome a long-standing limitation in ...

Researchers from North Carolina State University have used laser ablation to create ultra-stretchable, superomniphobic materials without the use of harsh chemical solvents. The materials—which are ...

Tear fluid is emerging as an attractive source of diagnostic information because it can be collected easily and noninvasively ...

Remember when we looked at whether you can use vegetable oil as a motor oil substitute? Well, today's situation is nothing like that. Brake fluids based on mineral oil — although not pure mineral oil ...

GM pickups powered by a Duramax diesel engine offer loads of benefits, including strong low-end torque and impressive real-world efficiency. However, diesel engines also require some specialized ...

Nearly 200 years ago, the physicists Claude-Louis Navier and George Gabriel Stokes put the finishing touches on a set of equations that describe how fluids swirl. And for nearly 200 years, the ...

If you regularly drive a modern-day diesel-powered vehicle, chances are, you know what Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) is. A crucial component used by most modern vehicles with diesel engines, DEF — which ...

The Environmental Protection Agency is revising the requirements for diesel exhaust fluid or DEF, which has affected members of both the agriculture and trucking industries. EPA Region 6 Administrator ...

Engine manufacturers using selective catalytic reduction (SCR) emission control technology have new federal guidance allowing them to more gradually “derate” systems when diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) ...

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued new guidance regarding diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) systems in diesel engines that cause trucks and tractors to enter “limp mode” when DEF levels are ...