Tiny zircon crystals reveal new secrets about Earth’s earliest history
Scientists still have many questions about the earliest years of our planet.
Earth formed about 4.55 billion years ago, but almost no rocks from that...
Scientists decode ancient magnetic signals in asteroid Ryugu samples
Scientists studying tiny samples from the asteroid Ryugu have uncovered new clues about the magnetic environment that existed when the solar system first formed.
The...
Scientists create 100% recycled paving blocks from mollusk shells and mining waste
The construction industry is one of the world’s biggest sources of pollution, largely because it relies on materials like cement, sand, and gravel.
Producing these...
‘Forever chemicals’ may speed up aging in men
Chemicals known as PFAS, often called “forever chemicals,” are now found almost everywhere in the modern world.
They are used to make many everyday products...
New graphene ‘artificial skin’ could give robots a human-like sense of touch
Robots have become remarkably good at seeing and moving, but their sense of touch still lags far behind that of humans.
A new technology developed...
Scientists observe long-predicted “clock magnetism” in an atomically thin crystal
When scientists shrink materials down to extremely thin layers—sometimes just a single atom thick—their behavior can become very unusual.
A new study has now revealed...
Scientists design ice-controlling proteins to help the U.S. operate in extreme arctic cold
As the Arctic becomes a region of growing strategic competition, operating in its harsh environment remains a major challenge.
Extremely low temperatures, ice buildup, and...
A simple mineral could help solve the data center energy crisis
Data centers are the backbone of the modern internet.
They store photos, stream movies, power cloud services, and train artificial intelligence systems.
But these warehouse-sized buildings...
Next-generation fuel cells may clean themselves during operation
Fuel cells are devices that produce electricity by converting chemical energy directly into electrical energy.
Unlike batteries, which store electricity and eventually run out, fuel...
A strange new material gets smaller when heated—and could transform computer memory
Most materials we use in everyday life expand when they are heated.
Metals, plastics, and many other materials grow slightly larger as the temperature rises...