The protective shell of a sea-dwelling chiton paves the way towards new materials that combine different functions Multifunctional materials with sensory capabilities like those of vision, t... Read more
ETH researchers cannot ”beam“ objects or humans of flesh and blood through space yet, a feat sometimes alluded to in science fiction movies. They managed, however, to teleport information fr... Read more
Two researchers at the University of Rochester have discovered the chemical that makes naked mole rats cancer-proof. Their research paper is being published today in the journal Nature. The... Read more
Experiments suggest that the carbon sheets can produce beams in broad range of colors Graphene, hailed as one of the thinnest, strongest and most conductive materials ever found, seems to ha... Read more
Scientists Pursue New Therapies as Deadly H7N9 Flu Spreads in China An experimental drug has shown promise in treating influenza, preventing lung injury and death from the virus in preclinic... Read more
A future aim is to try to convert the greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide, into the renewable fuel, methanol, much more efficiently. Taking their inspiration from Nature, scientists at the Univer... Read more
Could lead to an invisible knife for noninvasive surgery A carbon-nanotube-coated lens that converts light to sound can focus high-pressure sound waves to finer points than ever before. The... Read more
“That a natural material or dye can be used for a battery, that is exciting” CCNY chemists use plant extract in eco-friendly, sustainable lithium-ion battery Rose madder – a natural pl... Read more
Has the potential to revolutionise diverse applications from smartphones and ultrafast broadband to anticancer drugs and computer chips Wonder material graphene could not only dominate the e... Read more
Cities and nature don’t need to be opposite ends of the spectrum. A city that lets its residents experience the natural world is a happier, more productive city. The world’s urban pop... Read more
At the heart of modern cosmology is a mystery Why does our universe appear so exquisitely tuned to create the conditions necessary for life? In this tour de force tour of some of sciences bi... Read more
Scientists have created a biofuel cell that lives inside a snail. It’s not just to be a mad scientist–the snail’s electricity can be used to power tiny video cameras. The next snail yo... Read more