Kirigami-Inspired Technique Manipulates Light, Could Enable Microchip-Based 3D Optical Devices
Nanokirigami has taken off as a field of research in the last few years; the approach is based on the ancient arts of origami (making…
Nanokirigami has taken off as a field of research in the last few years; the approach is based on the ancient arts of origami (making…
Fabrics that resist water are essential for everything from rainwear to military tents, but conventional water-repellent coatings have been shown to persist in the environment…
Researchers at Case Western Reserve University and two other universities have discovered the 13-million-year-old fossils of a pair of new species of extinct hoofed mammals…
A new family of enzymes has been discovered which paves the way to convert plant waste into sustainable and high-value products such as nylon, plastics,…
Archaeologists at Lund University in Sweden have found carbonized germinated grains showing that malt was produced for beer brewing as early as the Iron Age…
The Moon begins to rise behind the ARADS rover during the 2017 season of field tests in Chile’s Atacama Desert. The Milky Way is visible…
Scientists have shown that at the Anzick site in Montana – the only known Clovis burial site – the skeletal remains of a young child…
Many current and future technologies require alloys that can withstand high temperatures without corroding. Now, researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have hailed a…
We’ve all heard about the search for life on other planets, but what about looking on other moons? In a paper published Wednesday (June 13)…
About 99 million years ago, a tiny juvenile frog in present-day Myanmar was suddenly trapped in sap with a beetle, perhaps its intended next meal….
Many telescopes are formed of multiple mirrors or antennas, not just one. ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT), located at ESO’s Paranal Observatory in Chile, is…
On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong put the first footprint on the moon. But when did animals leave the first footprint on Earth? Recently, an…
In the face of climate change, deforestation and biodiversity loss, creating a sustainable version of civilization is one of humanity’s most urgent tasks. But when…
Fresh insight into how stars are formed is challenging scientists’ understanding of the Universe. A study of intense starbursts – events in distant galaxies in…
Yale scientists have identified a possible neurobiological home for the spiritual experience — the sense of connection to something greater than oneself. Activity in the…
Models of wetter conditions than contemporary climate suggest human ancestors lived in environments other than open, arid grasslands New research out of South Africa’s Wonderwerk…
Coyotes now live across North America, from Alaska to Panama, California to Maine. But where they came from, and when, has been debated for decades….
As a single raindrop falls to the ground, it can splash back up in a crown-like sheet, spraying smaller droplets from its rim before sinking…