MIT researchers are working to develop an electron-cloaking material that would “hide” particles from passing electrons, possibly leading to more efficient thermoelectric devices and new…
This flower-like structure is made out of germanium sulfide (GeS), a semiconductor material that has extremely thin petals with an enormous surface area. The GeS…
Scientists at Stanford University examined how varying doses of UVB radiation changes the protective functions of human skin, finding that beyond DNA damage and cancer…
A group of South Korean researchers has developed a new method to cause cell death in both living fish and lab bowel cancer cells using…
Scientists used the Advanced Light Source at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in California to test a novel solid-state version of a lithium-air battery, studying…
A newly published study details how scientists used femtosecond X-ray pulses from a free-electron laser to capture nanoscale, light-induced changes in a material made of…
An international team of scientists has come up with the experimental design of a space-time crystal based on an electric-field ion trap and the Coulomb…
A team of scientists have solved a previously unsolved scientific mystery, finding the minimum number of water molecules that must come together in order for…
Using chemically treated stamps to remove molecules already in place on gold substrates, scientists have created a new process called chemical lift-off lithography (CLL) that…
Material scientists in Germany have claimed that they have discovered a material that can act as a superconductor at room temperature. If this is accurate,…
Water can be made to boil without any bubbling if a boiling surface is specifically treated so that the vapor cushion does not break down….
Typically, robotic hands have had trouble being dexterous enough and delicate enough to perform certain tasks, but robotics experts from Harvard University have been developing…
Beetles are often observed being able to tenaciously cling to smooth surfaces, like leaves, hanging on even when those surfaces are bordering on the vertical….
Building on their earlier research, scientists at the University of Pennsylvania have made the first all-optical photonic switch out of cadmium sulfide nanowires, an important…
By combining two common polymers, polyacrylamide, and alginate, scientists at Harvard have created a new hydrogel that is capable of maintaining its elasticity and toughness…
A new study from scientists at Harvard University describes the mechanism by which coiling occurs in the cucumber plant and suggests designs for biomimetic twistless…
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania and MIT have genetically engineered muscle cells to flex in response to light, which may one day enable highly…
Using a technique called “patterned regrowth,” scientists at Cornell have invented a way to pattern single atom films of graphene and boron nitride without the…