Taking asteroid sample was like punching a ball pit
Asteroid Bennu, the target of NASA's OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample return mission, led by the University of Arizona, kept surprising the mission team while the...
Why perovskites could take solar cells to new heights
Perovskites hold promise for creating solar panels that could be easily deposited onto most surfaces, including flexible and textured ones.
These materials would also be...
New shape-shifting material can move like a robot
Engineers have developed a new class of smart textiles that can shape-shift and turn a two-dimensional material into 3D structures.
The team from UNSW Sydney’s...
NASA’s new flagship telescope just released its beautiful first images of the universe
The first images of the universe captured by NASA’s new flagship telescope, the James Webb Space Telescope, are worth more than a thousand words.
The...
Physicists discover a “family” of robust, superconducting graphene structures
When it comes to graphene, it appears that superconductivity runs in the family.
Graphene is a single-atom-thin material that can be exfoliated from the same...
Scientists develop durable material for flexible artificial muscles
Scientists develop a new material and manufacturing process for creating artificial muscles that are stronger and more flexible than their biological counterparts.
“Creating an artificial...
Scientists invent quantum flute that can make light particles move together
Physicists have invented a “quantum flute” that, like the Pied Piper, can coerce particles of light to move together in a way that’s never...
These energy-packed batteries work well in extreme cold and heat
Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed lithium-ion batteries that perform well at freezing cold and scorching hot temperatures, while packing...
Engineers design motorless sailplane for Mars exploration
Eight active spacecraft, including three operated by NASA, orbit Mars, gathering imagery of the planet's surface at a resolution of about 1 foot per...
New optical device could help solar arrays focus light, even under clouds
Researchers imagined, designed, and tested an elegant lens device that can efficiently gather light from all angles and concentrate it at a fixed output...