Sentences with phrase «tough bulk materials»

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Perhaps more importantly, the researchers have also imported genes that allow E. coli to secrete enzymes that break down the tough material that makes up the bulk of plants — cellulose, specifically hemicellulose — and produce the sugar needed to fuel this process.

Montgomery Blair High School students Elliot Kienzle, Eric Lu, Alex Miao, Arnold Mong, and Jamie Vinson clinched the National Science Bowl after correctly answering a tough final question, which Kerry read aloud: «Material A has a bulk modulus that is twice the bulk modulus of Material B.

To minimize any impacts on food supplies, the investigators then sought out genes from other bacterial species that can break down cellulose, the tough material that makes up the bulk of plants but is not fit for human consumption.

From the production of tougher, more durable smart phones and other electronic devices, to a wider variety of longer lasting biomedical implants, bulk metallic glasses are poised to be mainstay materials for the 21st Century.