Scientists create long-lasting, non-flammable zinc battery
A safer, cheaper, and more environmentally friendly battery may soon be possible thanks to new research from the University of Adelaide.
Scientists there have developed...
Scientists build nature-inspired nanocage that acts as a tiny gold factory
Scientists at National Taiwan University have designed a remarkable molecular structure that mimics the complex layered patterns often seen in nature.
Led by Professor Yi-Tsu...
New adaptive optics technology could sharpen gravitational-wave discoveries
Gravitational-wave astronomy, one of the newest and most exciting fields in science, may soon take a major step forward thanks to a breakthrough in...
From scrap to strength: New alloy boosts U.S. auto supply chain
Over the next decade, a tidal wave of aluminum scrap from vehicles is expected to hit U.S. salvage yards.
Much of it will come from...
Tiny living robots made from human cells could one day deliver medicine
Imagine tiny, living robots swimming through your body to deliver medicine right where it’s needed.
Scientists at Carnegie Mellon University are moving closer to making...
New affordable sensor system could track indoor air quality in real time
Most of us spend the vast majority of our lives indoors—close to 80% of our time.
Yet monitoring the quality of the air we breathe...
New compact camera captures 25 hidden colors beyond human vision
Digital cameras have long worked in the same way: they capture light in three color channels—red, green, and blue—just as the human eye does.
That’s...
Wind-powered tumbleweed rover could roll across Mars
Imagine exploring Mars not with a handful of expensive, heavy rovers, but with swarms of lightweight, wind-driven spheres rolling across the red planet like...
Why micro-LEDs could be the next big leap in screen technology
The glowing screens we use every day—from smartphones to televisions—are powered mostly by OLED technology, short for organic light-emitting diodes.
But another type of display,...
NASA will say goodbye to the International Space Station in 2030 − and welcome...
For 24 hours a day, seven days a week since November 2000, NASA and its international partners have sustained a continuous human presence in...