Managing Editor The Kansas City Public Library embraces creativity for all ages with free classes and activities. At the North-East Branch Library, a monthly Craft Circle invites local crafters to ...

Quilters and rug hookers, it’s time to get crafting. The annual quilt and hooked rug show and sale is returning for a third year on June 26 and 27. The event takes place at the Farm Equipment Museum ...

Abstract: Grasping objects that are too large to envelop is traditionally achieved using friction that is activated by squeezing. We present a family of shear-activated grippers that can grasp such ...

They planted what they knew would thrive and produce. Plants had to be tough and dependable to earn a spot in Grandma’s soil. I grew up working in my grandparents’ garden, and some of my favorite ...

Endothelial cells exposed to laminar shear stress express a thick glycocalyx on their surface that plays an important role in reducing vascular permeability and endothelial anti-inflammatory, ...

Yes, beauty is in the eye of the beholder and even those of us with brutally truthful passport photos have a chance to be ...

CIRCA Pintig, Chicago's Filipino American theatre and community arts organization welcomes its upcoming 35th year with the announcement of establishing an official acting ensemble of Filipino ...

Abstract: A new magnetorheological elastomer (MRE) isolator in shear-compression mixed mode is designed in this paper. Two pieces of MRE fabricated with different dimension are utilized in the ...