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
BLUNT criticism is an essential part of science, for it is how bad ideas are winnowed from good ones. So when Randy Schekman, one of the 2013 crop of Nobel prize-winners (for physiology or m... Read more
Scientists may have just created the most water-resistant artificial material in the world. A surface’s texture makes all the difference when it comes to water resistance. Ridged, vein... 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
MIT researchers discover a new phenomenon that could lead to new types of lasers and sensors. There are several ways to “trap” a beam of light — usually with mirrors, other reflective surfac... 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
Superweeds? Suicides? Stealthy genes? The true, the false and the still unknown about transgenic crops In the pitched debate over genetically modified (GM) foods and crops, it can be hard to... 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
By mimicking the bulging, bowl-shaped eyes possessed by dragonflies, praying mantises, houseflies and other insects, a team of researchers that includes a University of Colorado Boulder engi... 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
