Scientists explain why some molecules spontaneously arrange themselves into five slices of nanoscale pie
Materials formed on vanishingly small scales are being used in medicine, electronics, manufacturing and a host of other applications. But scientists have only scratched...
Scientists ‘tune in’ to proton spin precession
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory have developed a non-invasive way to measure the "spin tune" of polarized protons at...
Tiny quantum sensors watch materials transform under pressure
Since their invention more than 60 years ago, diamond anvil cells have made it possible for scientists to recreate extreme phenomena—such as the crushing...
Sustainable sand pulls pollutants from stormwater
UC Berkeley engineers have developed a mineral-coated sand that can soak up toxic metals like lead and cadmium from water. Along with its ability...
Deadly ‘superbugs’ destroyed by molecular drills
Molecular drills have gained the ability to target and destroy deadly bacteria that have evolved resistance to nearly all antibiotics. In some cases, the...
Scientists map Mars’ global wind patterns for the first time
Today, a paper published in Science documents for the first time the global wind circulation patterns in the upper atmosphere of a planet, 120 to 300...
Team releases high-precision map of Antarctic ice sheet bed topography
A University of California, Irvine-led team of glaciologists has unveiled the most accurate portrait yet of the contours of the land beneath Antarctica's ice...
Research group confirm planet-mass objects in extragalactic systems
A University of Oklahoma research group is reporting the detection of extragalactic planet-mass objects in a second and third galaxy beyond the Milky Way...
Scientists find cheaper way to make hydrogen energy out of water
Hydrogen-powered cars may soon become more than just a novelty after a UNSW-led team of scientists demonstrated a much cheaper and sustainable way to...
Examining how primates make vowel sounds pushes timeline for speech evolution back by 27...
Sound doesn't fossilize. Language doesn't either.
Even when writing systems have developed, they've represented full-fledged and functional languages. Rather than preserving the first baby steps toward language,...
A more efficient way to turn saltwater into drinking water
Water scarcity is a major problem across the world. "It affects every continent," says Amir Barati Farimani, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at...
