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Dartmouth and Southern Methodist University researchers invented a technique that uses a specialized light projector and a photosensitive chemical additive…

Researchers have developed an inexpensive bandage that uses an electric field to promote healing in chronic wounds. In animal testing,…

Growing functional human organs outside the body is a long-sought “holy grail” of organ transplantation medicine that remains elusive. New…

The world is going to need a lot of weird metals in the coming years, according to chemistry professor Justin…

Everyone gets sleepy at work from time to time, especially after a big lunch. But for people whose jobs involve…

Mayonnaise continues to help researchers better understand the physics behind nuclear fusion. “We’re still working on the same problem, which…

Researchers have been studying the industrial production of ammonia for a century. But they’ve struggled to find ways to improve…

A groundbreaking study has revealed that red dwarf stars can produce stellar flares that carry far-ultraviolet (far-UV) radiation levels much…

Eye-tracking allows studying aspects that cannot be seen, for example, the thinking processes of a student solving a mathematical problem….

Cavendish physicists have discovered two new ways to improve organic semiconductors. They found a way to remove more electrons from…

In the quest to develop life-like materials to replace and repair human body parts, scientists face a formidable challenge: Real…

Why does the universe contain matter and (virtually) no antimatter? The BASE international research collaboration at the European Organisation for…

A research team led by engineers at the University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science is the first…

While the moon lacks any breathable air, it does host a barely-there atmosphere. Since the 1980s, astronomers have observed a…

Similar to other sectors around the world, the light speed development of artificial intelligence (AI) has made its way into…

People use large language models for a huge array of tasks, from translating an article to identifying financial fraud. However,…

Scientists determined the properties of a material in thin-film form that uses a voltage to produce a change in shape…

New research led by scientists at the Smithsonian proposes a plan to safeguard Earth’s imperiled biodiversity by cryogenically preserving biological…

Astronomers from the University of Helsinki have found that the rotational profile of a nearby star, V889 Herculis, differs considerably…

Thanks to an accidental discovery, researchers at the University of British Columbia have created a new super-black material that absorbs…

Researchers at Binghamton University, State University of New York have developed a self-powered “bug” that can skim across the water,…

Inspired by the paper-folding art of origami, North Carolina State University engineers have discovered a way to make a single…

Hair follicle infections are often difficult to treat because bacteria settle in the gap between hair and skin, where it…

Strategically planting perennial grass throughout corn and soybean fields helps address the unintended environmental consequences of growing the dominant row…

Organizations are increasingly utilizing machine-learning models to allocate scarce resources or opportunities. For instance, such models can help companies screen…

It is estimated that about 70 percent of the energy generated worldwide ends up as waste heat. If scientists could…

Researchers at the Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation (CABBI) have achieved a significant breakthrough that could lead to…

Why do flies buzz around in circles when the air is still? And why does it matter? In a paper…

The key to developing quantum electronics may have a few kinks. According to a team led by researchers at Penn…

What puts the electronic pep in peptides? A folded structure, according to a new study in the Proceedings of the…

Using a wearable device, such as a smart watch, to track health data and symptoms, is supposed to help people…

Polypropylene is a common type of plastic found in many essential products used today, such as food containers and medical…

Researchers working at the forefront of an emerging photovoltaic (PV) technology are thinking ahead about how to scale, deploy, and…

Earth’s atmosphere holds an ocean of water, enough liquid to fill Utah’s Great Salt Lake 800 times. Extracting some of…

The struggle to cut emissions is real. Last year, the world emitted more than 37 billion metric tons of carbon…

A newly enhanced database is expected to help wildfire managers and scientists better predict where and when wildfires may occur…

The first rumblings of the Sun’s next 11-year solar cycle have been detected in sound waves inside our home star…

Chemists have been working to synthesize high-value materials from waste molecules for years. Now, an international collaboration of scientists is…

Amyloid-beta (A-beta) aggregates are tangles of proteins most notably associated with neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s. Despite its constant stint in…

University of Delaware and Argonne National Laboratory have come up with a chemical reaction that can convert Styrofoam into a…

The world around us is constantly being flash photographed by adaptive radar systems. From salt flats to mountains and everything…

When deciding what material to use for infrastructure projects, metals are often selected for their durability. However, if placed in…

Creating fertilizers from organic waste can help reduce the consumption of fossil fuels and promote sustainable production. One way of…

Oil drops from underwater oil spills can break into tinier droplets at the surface that remain suspended in the water,…

Have you ever wondered how insects are able to go so far beyond their home and still find their way?…

UC Riverside environmental engineering team has discovered specific bacterial species that can destroy certain kinds of “forever chemicals,” a step…

CRISPR-Cas systems, defense systems in bacteria, have become a plentiful source of technologies for molecular diagnostics. Researchers at the Helmholtz…

A collaborative team of researchers led by Ben Weinstein of the University of Florida, Oregon, US, used machine learning to…

Humans make nearly 35,000 decisions every day, from whether it’s safe to cross the road to what to have for…

Researchers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have finally confirmed what models have previously predicted: An exoplanet has differences between…

Galaxies avoid an early death because they have a “heart and lungs” which effectively regulate their “breathing” and prevent them…

While the COVID-19 vaccines introduced many people to RNA-based medicines, RNA oligonucleotides have already been on the market for years…

Scientists at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Saudi Arabia have developed a tiny “claw machine” that…

  Because machine-learning models can give false predictions, researchers often equip them with the ability to tell a user how…

Two for two! A duo of interacting galaxies commemorates the second science anniversary of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, which…

A research team at NIMS has successfully developed an environmentally friendly, microspherical fluorescent material primarily made from citric acid. These…

The possibility of hydrogen-powered flight means greater opportunities for fossil-free travel, and the technological advances to make this happen are…

How do people like to interact with robots when navigating a crowded environment? And what algorithms should roboticists use to…

Using SLAC’s instrument for ultrafast electron diffraction (MeV-UED), one of the lab’s world-leading tools for ultrafast science, researchers discovered how…

Northwestern University engineers have developed a new soft, flexible device that makes robots move by expanding and contracting — just…

A new analysis by University of Wyoming researchers examines the impacts of current federal economic incentives on large-scale, blue hydrogen…

A international team of astronomers led by Université de Montréal has made an exciting discovery about the temperate exoplanet LHS…

An exoplanet infamous for its deadly weather has been hiding another bizarre feature — it reeks of rotten eggs, according…

A new study presents a significant advancement in fuel cell technology. Researchers from Tokyo Tech identified hexagonal perovskite-related Ba5R2Al2SnO13 oxides…

Drosophila — commonly known as fruit flies — are a valuable model for human heart pathophysiology, including cardiac aging and…

UChicago Pritzker Molecular Engineering Prof. Y. Shirley Meng’s Laboratory for Energy Storage and Conversion has created the world’s first anode-free…

Lithium metal batteries are among the most promising candidates of the next generation of high-energy batteries. They can store at…

Microbes that are used for health, agricultural, or other applications need to be able to withstand extreme conditions, and ideally…

A mysterious remnant from a rare type of supernova recorded in 1181 has been explained for the first time. Two…

Products with sediment, such as soy milk, typically indicate on their packaging that the mixture should be shaken well before…

To perform quantum computations, quantum bits (qubits) must be cooled down to temperatures in the millikelvin range (close to -273…

Painting roofs white or covering them with a reflective coating would be more effective at cooling cities like London than…

A research team has implemented a novel method to achieve epitaxial growth of 1D metallic materials with a width of…

Lunar swirls are light-colored, sinuous features on the Moon’s surface, bright enough to be visible from a backyard telescope. Some…

University of Michigan chemists have discovered a way to use visible light to synthesize a class of compounds particularly well…

Raising the energy state of an atom’s nucleus using a laser, or exciting it, would enable development of the most…

Two samples from Mars together deliver the “smoking gun” in a new study showing the origin of Martian organic material….

To advance soft robotics, skin-integrated electronics and biomedical devices, researchers at Penn State have developed a 3D-printed material that is…

The growing prevalence of high-speed wireless communication devices, from 5G mobile phones to sensors for autonomous vehicles, is leading to…

The desert moss Syntrichia caninervis is a promising candidate for Mars colonization thanks to its extreme ability to tolerate harsh…

An international team of researchers, co-lead by ETH Zurich and Imperial College London, have derived the first estimate of global…

For years, astronomers have worried about how to explain why the Milky Way has fewer satellite galaxies than the standard…

A team of researchers led by the University of California San Diego has developed a soft, stretchy electronic device capable…

A recent discovery by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) confirmed that luminous, very red objects previously detected in the…

The term aromaticity is a basic, long-standing concept in chemistry that is well established for ring-shaped carbon compounds. Aromatic rings…

The majority of stars in our galaxy are home to planets. The most abundant are the sub-Neptunes, planets between the…

Researchers continue to expand the case for the Younger Dryas Impact hypothesis. The idea proposes that a fragmented comet smashed…

In order to convert sunlight into electricity or other forms of energy as efficiently as possible, the very first step…

An Oregon State University doctoral student and researchers at Adobe have created a new, cost-effective training technique for artificial intelligence…

Chocolate-flavored pills for children who hate taking medicine. Several drugs combined into one daily pill for seniors who have trouble…

X-ray binaries are intriguing systems consisting of two celestial bodies: a normal star and a compact, dead object such as…

A study of 17 commonly used synthetic ‘forever chemicals’ has shown that these toxic substances can readily be absorbed through…

Biomedical engineers at Duke University have developed a new technique to better understand and test treatments for a group of…

Many drug and antibody discovery pathways focus on intricately folded cell membrane proteins: when molecules of a drug candidate bind…

Behavioral analysis can provide a lot of information about the health status or motivations of a living being. A new…

Green hydrogen often, but certainly not always, leads to CO2 gains. This claim is based on research published in Nature…

Artificial intelligence continues to squirm its way into many aspects of our lives. But what about biology, the study of…

Encapsulating copper nanoparticles within hydrophobic porous silicate crystals has been shown by scientists at Tokyo Tech to significantly enhance the…

Four and a half billion years ago, our solar system was a cloud of gas and dust swirling around the…

A team of researchers from the University of Ottawa’s Nexus for Quantum Technologies Institute (NexQT), led by Dr. Francesco Di…

The international NOvA collaboration presented new results at the Neutrino 2024 conference in Milan, Italy, on June 17. The collaboration…

Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, is the only other planetary body in the solar system that currently hosts active rivers, lakes,…

Opera singers have to use the extreme limits of their voice range. Many pedagogical and scientific sources suggest that the…

A team of scientists used NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to parse the composition of the Crab Nebula, a supernova…

Layers of carbon atoms in a honeycomb array are a true supermaterial: their unusually high conductivity and favorable mechanical properties…

Spontaneous parametric down-conversion (SPDC), as a source of entangled photons, is of great interest for quantum physics and quantum technology,…

Magnetic materials have traditionally been classified as either ferromagnetic, like the decorative magnets on iron refrigerator doors that are seemingly…

Someday, you may want your home robot to carry a load of dirty clothes downstairs and deposit them in the…

A team of researchers led by Philip Walther at the University of Vienna carried out a pioneering experiment where they…

Deploying and evaluating a machine learning intervention to improve clinical care and patient outcomes is a key step in moving…

This year has already seen massive heatwaves around the globe, with cities in Mexico, India, Pakistan and Oman hitting temperatures…

This study discovered mini-Neptunes around four red dwarfs using observations from a global network of ground-based telescopes and the TESS…

Researchers are diving into a synthetic universe to help us better understand the real one. Using supercomputers at the U.S….

Researchers at North Carolina State University have demonstrated a new method that leverages artificial intelligence (AI) and computer simulations to…

Clouds of gas in a distant galaxy are being pushed faster and faster — at more than 10,000 miles per…

What scientists previously thought about where Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs) come from is just the tip of the iceberg, according…

It may seem like the Sun is stationary while the planets in its orbit are moving, but the Sun is…

Around two million years ago, Earth was a very different place, with our early human ancestors living alongside saber-toothed tigers,…

The dangers of frozen roads, airplane engines, and runways are well known, but the use of commercial products often means…

A team from the Innovative Genomics Institute at the University of California, Berkeley (UCB) has produced an increase in gene…

A team of Vanderbilt researchers has developed a wirelessly activated device that mimics the wavelike muscular function in the esophagus…

Cornell University researchers have provided a simple and comprehensive — if less dramatic — explanation for bright radar reflections initially…

The United States has enough biomass potential to produce 35 billion gallons per year of aviation biofuel by 2050, a…

What species live in this coral reef, and are they healthy? Chemical clues emitted by marine organisms might hold that…

Human life begins with a single egg cell that grows into a human being with trillions of cells. To ensure…

The U.S. public displays more positive than negative sentiment toward nuclear energy but concerns remain about waste, cost and safety,…

Diabetes rates continue to rise, with 11.7 million Canadians living with diabetes or pre-diabetes. At UBC, scientists have created a…

Have you ever wished you could understand what your dog is trying to say to you? University of Michigan researchers…

In a new study, a team of researchers led by Dimitra Atri of the NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) Center for…

Let’s say you want to train a robot so it understands how to use tools and can then quickly learn…

Biological processes depend on puzzle pieces coming together and interacting. Under specific conditions, these interactions can create something new without…

Scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have developed the most sensitive method yet for detecting and profiling a single molecule…

New images of Jupiter’s volcano-studded moon Io, taken by the Large Binocular Telescope on Mount Graham in Arizona, offer the…

As more and more people drive electric cars, congestion and queues can occur when many people need to charge at…

A novel, human-inspired approach to training artificial intelligence (AI) systems to identify objects and navigate their surroundings could set the…

Mars has a distinct structure in its mantle and crust with discernible reservoirs, and this is known thanks to meteorites…

Quantum computers hold the promise of being able to quickly solve extremely complex problems that might take the world’s most…

Joint research led by Michiko Fujii of the University of Tokyo demonstrated a possible formation mechanism of intermediate-mass black holes…

Over the last two years, scientists have used NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (also called Webb or JWST) to explore…

Joint research led by Yutaro Shuto, Ryoya Nakagawa, and Osamu Nureki of the University of Tokyo determined the spatial structure…

Researchers at the School of Engineering of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) have developed a sustainable…

A study by researchers from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) has found that Singaporeans are open to ride air…

Many of today’s quantum devices rely on collections of qubits, also called spins. These quantum bits have only two energy…

Researchers have developed a new technique to view living mammalian cells. The team used a powerful laser, called a soft…

Boilers are a major source of greenhouse gas emissions. In a recent study, researchers from Japan and Poland developed a…

Carbon dioxide is the greenhouse gas, singlehandedly responsible for 78% of the change in energy balance in Earth’s atmosphere between…

Undergoing surgery is seldom a pleasant experience, and it can sometimes be highly invasive. Surgical procedures have evolved steadily over…

Imagine if your dead laptop or phone could charge in a minute or if an electric car could be fully…

Nuclear physicists have long been working to reveal how the proton gets its spin. Now, a new method that combines…

Noise-canceling headphones have gotten very good at creating an auditory blank slate. But allowing certain sounds from a wearer’s environment…

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, University of Copenhagen researchers have become the first to see the formation of three…

Lighting a gas grill, getting an ultrasound, using an ultrasonic toothbrush — these actions involve the use of materials that…

While thousands of planets have been discovered around other stars, relatively little is known about them. A NASA catalog featuring…

Researchers from the University of Cambridge have developed a method to produce very low emission concrete at scale — an…

University of Copenhagen astrophysicists help explain a mysterious phenomenon, whereby stars suddenly vanish from the night sky. Their study of…

Researchers at the University of Bern have for the first time been able to pin down a prehistoric settlement of…

Many biological structures of impressive beauty and sophistication arise through processes of self-assembly. Indeed, the natural world is teeming with…

Artificial neural networks may soon be able to process time-dependent information, such as audio and video data, more efficiently. The…

A surprisingly low amount of methane and a super-sized core hide within the cotton candy-like planet WASP-107 b. The revelations,…

The Venus flower basket sponge, with its delicate glass-like lattice outer skeleton, has long intrigued researchers seeking to explain how…

Using DNA origami, LMU researchers have built a diamond lattice with a periodicity of hundreds of nanometers — a new…

Two-dimensional materials such as graphene promise to form the basis of incredibly small and fast technologies, but this requires a…

The chemical industry is a cornerstone of global development, driving innovation, and providing essential products that support our modern way…

In a May 15 paper released in the journal Physical Review Letters, Virginia Tech physicists revealed a microscopic phenomenon that…

Thermoelectric materials could play an important role in the clean energy transition, as they can produce electricity from sources of…

Artificial intelligence (AI) has numerous applications in healthcare, from analyzing medical imaging to optimizing the execution of clinical trials, and…

After spinning for under two years, a wind farm can offset the carbon emissions generated across its entire 30-year lifespan,…

A team of researchers at Delft University of Technology has developed a drone that flies autonomously using neuromorphic image processing…

Engineers at MIT, Nanytang Technological University, and several companies have developed a compact and inexpensive technology for detecting and measuring…

Cinematography techniques can significantly increase user engagement with virtual environments and, in particular, the aesthetic appeal of what users see…

Would you trust a robot to look after your cat? New research suggests it takes more than a carefully designed…

Sometimes it seems like an AI is helping, but the benefit is actually a placebo effect — people performing better…

In a new research commentary, the Artificial Intelligence in Sleep Medicine Committee of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine highlights…

What if your earbuds could do everything your smartphone can do already, except better? What sounds a bit like science…

Employers are significantly more likely to offer job interviews and higher salaries to graduates with experience of artificial intelligence, according…

A new approach to transport ticketing offers a step towards an integrated, transparent system that works efficiently for both ticket…

Astronomers have proposed a new theory to explain the origin of phosphorus, one of the elements important for life on…

Bob Wilbur thought he’d found a retirement home that would be a place of peace. Nestled against Admiralty Bay on…

Many artificial intelligence (AI) systems have already learned how to deceive humans, even systems that have been trained to be…

A research team from NIMS and Nagoya University has demonstrated that an iron-based amorphous alloy, widely used as a soft…

Artificial intelligence that allows users to hold text and voice conversations with lost loved ones runs the risk of causing…

Boronic acid has been used in organic chemistry for decades, even though it is not present in any organism. ‘It…