Scientists find compounds that give coffee distinctive ‘mouthfeel’
Coffee drinkers intuitively recognize the pleasure of swallowing a smooth, rich brew versus a watery one.
Aside from added cream or sugar, the coffee itself...
How is it raining plastic?
Every year, more than 1,000 tons of plastic rain down onto national parks and wilderness areas in the western U.S.
Where does that plastic come...
Scientists create self-healing 3D building blocks
Scientists have created 3D building blocks that can heal themselves in response to damage.
The engineered living materials (ELMs) exploit biology's ability to heal and...
Woven nanotube fibers could turn heat into power, shows study
Invisibly small carbon nanotubes aligned as fibers and sewn into fabrics become a thermoelectric generator that can turn heat from the sun or other...
Why boiling droplets could race across hot oily surfaces
When you’re frying something in a skillet and some droplets of water fall into the pan, you may have noticed those droplets skittering around...
This material inspired by chain mail could transforms from flexible to rigid on command
Engineers at Caltech and JPL have developed a material inspired by chain mail that can transform from a foldable, fluid-like state into specific solid...
Scientists find new way to quadruple microbatteries’ energy density
Weighing about as much as two grains of rice but with the energy density of a much larger, heavier battery, the researchers’ packing-free design...
Could we preserve a strawberry forever?
For millennia, humans have been finding ways to preserve food.
Can we use what we’ve learned to make a strawberry last forever?
Did you know that...
How does sunscreen work? Can it really prevent wrinkles and cancer?
It’s summer, and before you head to the beach or pool, you might slather on sunscreen.
But is it doing anything beyond preventing a sunburn?
Can...
Common soap additive can make fatty liver disease worse
In a recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers found that triclosan—an antimicrobial found in many soaps and...