By contrast, materials that resist rapid fracture provide engineers with more time to detect damage and intervene before collapse occurs. Slowing or redirecting cracks can therefore improve structural ...

For the first time, engineers have built a cement composite that doesn't just resist cracking, it forces cracks to take the ...

Scientists observe lithium dendrites growing in batteries in real time, revealing how they break and cause battery failures.

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PORTLAND, Ore. — One way or another, changes are coming for Multnomah County's drug deflection program — though the details may depend on how much the county's district attorney and commissioners can ...

In response to low engagement in Multnomah County’s drug deflection program, District Attorney Nathan Vasquez has announced steep changes. Starting Jan. 5, people that fail to complete the county’s ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — A Multnomah County commissioner is proposing a suite of changes to the county's drug deflection program, just days after the board received an unflattering report on the program's ...

Eight beds for a new deflection center are seen in the men’s dorm at the Austin Street Center, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, in Dallas. Elías Valverde II / Staff Photographer The man was far from his former ...

Multnomah County commissioners were less than dazzled by the performance of the county’s drug deflection center during its first year of operation, which ended Aug. 31. At a briefing Thursday, ...

Italian tech company Bending Spoons agreed to acquire AOL, the web portal and email provider, from Yahoo, which is owned by private equity firm Apollo Global (APO). “AOL is an iconic, beloved business ...

MILAN, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Italian tech company Bending Spoons said on Wednesday it will acquire AOL from Yahoo, which is backed by Apollo Global Management (APO.N), opens new tab, adding a storied ...

Oregon recriminalized drugs on Sept. 1, 2024, after the passage of House Bill 4002. Most counties set up deflection programs to refer people to treatment rather than incarceration. Data shows counties ...