The range of materials that concrete contains, such as stone, chalk, and sand, scatters normal sound waves, making clear ...

Concrete structures like roads and bridges require nondestructive testing methods to identify interior defects without ...

The most commonly seen defects at birth are congenital heart defects (CHD). These anomalies arise when there is a failure of the heart or its major blood vessels to form properly during embryonic ...

A congenital heart defect is a condition you’re born with. Types of heart defects vary in severity — with some, you’ll need surgery as a child, while others don’t need treatment until later in life or ...

Women with pregestational diabetes are three to four times more likely to have a child with one or multiple birth defects compared with mothers with no diabetes, according to study results published ...

Scientists used Lorentz transmission electron microscopy (LTEM) to visualize topological defects. They were able to do so by passing electrons and observing their deflections through a thin magnetic ...