How a failed switch led to a Nobel prize for tiny molecular machines
In 2016, Professor Ben Feringa of the University of Groningen, along with two colleagues, won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for creating the world's...
Scientists make skin transparent with food dye
Researchers at Stanford University have developed a groundbreaking technique to make skin and other tissues transparent using a simple food-safe dye.
This new method, which...
Scientists discover new quantum critical metal that could revolutionize electronic devices
Researchers at Rice University have uncovered a new class of quantum critical metal that could open the door to advanced electronic devices with unprecedented...
New study unlocks the secrets of diamonds
Researchers from Wuhan University and the China University of Geosciences (Wuhan) have made exciting discoveries about how special defects called nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers form...
New shirt could protect wildland firefighters better
Researchers at the University of Alberta have developed a new protective shirt designed to better meet the needs of wildland firefighters.
This new garment, created...
Scientists discover iron winds on an ultra-hot exoplanet
A team of astronomers, including scientists from the University of Geneva (UNIGE) and the PlanetS National Center of Competence in Research, has made an...
Scientists develop safer, longer-lasting zinc batteries
Scientists have made a significant breakthrough in creating safer, longer-lasting zinc batteries that could soon replace lithium-ion batteries.
A research team, led by Dr. Jung-Je...
Scientists create new alloy that boosts fuel cell performance beyond 2025 targets
Researchers from the Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology have developed a groundbreaking fuel cell catalyst made from a new alloy of platinum...
Scientists discover the hidden force behind giant gold nuggets
Scientists have long been intrigued by how large gold nuggets, often found in quartz veins, are formed.
New research from Monash University suggests that earthquakes...
Scientists develop new gel to boost lithium-ion battery safety and lifespan
Chemists at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) have created a new type of gel that could significantly improve the safety and performance of lithium-ion...