Spiders and Ants Inspire Metal So Water Repellent, It Won’t Sink [Video]
University of Rochester researchers, inspired by diving bell spiders and rafts of fire ants, have created a metallic structure that is so water repellent, it…
University of Rochester researchers, inspired by diving bell spiders and rafts of fire ants, have created a metallic structure that is so water repellent, it…
Physicists get closer to solving the proton radius puzzle with unique new measurement of the charge radius of the proton. New measurement yields smaller proton…
Why is ice so slippery? The answer lies in a film of water that is generated by friction, one that is far thinner than expected…
According to a new study published yesterday (November 4, 2019) in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 40 years of reduced mercury use,…
AI Learns to Design Using Visual Cues As Humans Do Trained AI agents can adopt human design strategies to solve problems, according to findings published…
NASA scientists are helping California create a detailed, statewide inventory of methane point sources – highly concentrated methane releases from single sources – using a…
Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI and ETH Zurich have developed a micromachine that can perform different actions. First nanomagnets in the components of…
Plants can help spruce up a home or office space, but claims about their ability to improve the air quality are vastly overstated, according to…
Extinct species rediscovered in Winterhoek mountains, South Africa, after 200 years. Last seen in 1804, psoralea cataracta was rediscovered by Brian du Preez, a Ph.D….
A team of Russian researchers from Tyumen State University together with foreign colleagues studied the cases of plant extinction in world biodiversity hotspots and coldspots….
New research from Angela Duckworth of the University of Pennsylvania and colleagues finds that characteristics beyond intelligence influence long-term achievement. People often ask University of…
California’s switch to solar, wind energy reduced reliance on hydropower, natural gas. Solar and wind farms are popping up around the country to lower carbon…
The glow of the Milky Way — our galaxy seen edgewise — arcs across a sea of stars in an incredible new mosaic of the…
Rice University materials scientists use inorganic ingredients to limit defects, retain efficiency. Rice University scientists believe they’ve overcome a major hurdle keeping perovskite-based solar cells…
A recent review published today (November 5, 2019) in Clinical Anatomy highlights evidence that the female clitoris is important for reproduction. The review notes that…
A new study finds that there is not enough information to support the claim that violent video games lead to acts of violence. The Contemporary…
Chelsea L. Kracht, Ph.D., discusses the results of a new study that indicates that the busyness of having multiple children forces parents to be more…
The Internet of Things (IoT) and cyber-physical systems have opened up possibilities for smart cities and smart homes, and are changing the way for people…