Scientists Find a Cheaper Way to Extract Valuable Magnesium from Seawater
The world's oceans contain enormous amounts of magnesium, and scientists have developed a new method that could make it cheaper and more sustainable to...
Chemical Fingerprints Reveal the Secret Pasts of Massive Stars
A massive star may look like it has spent its entire life alone, but its chemical makeup can tell a very different story.
Scientists have...
Butterfly-Inspired Ceramic Scrolls Could Help Tiny Robots Move and Lift Objects
A butterfly's curling feeding tube has inspired scientists to create tiny ceramic scrolls that can rapidly roll and unroll when controlled by a magnet.
The...
This Graphene-Powered Soft Len Could Bring Autofocus to Smart Glasses and Medical Devices
Our eyes can switch focus almost instantly, moving from words on a page to something across the room without us even thinking about it.
Recreating...
Solar Panel Waste Could Become a $1 Trillion Recycling Opportunity
The global boom in solar power is helping countries move toward cleaner energy, but it is also creating a growing waste problem.
New research suggests...
New Recycling Method Recovers Nearly 100% of Silver from Old Solar Panels
Old solar panels could become a valuable source of silver instead of ending up in landfill.
Australian researchers have successfully tested a recycling process that...
Scientists Build a Simple Robot That Can Move Beyond Human Hand Limits
The human hand is remarkably good at handling objects, from picking up a tiny needle to twisting a bottle cap.
Engineers have spent years trying...
A Simple Salt-Based Fix Could Make Perovskite Solar Cells Last Much Longer
Perovskite solar cells have the potential to make solar power cheaper, lighter and more versatile.
But one major problem has held them back: they tend...
Astronomers Find Three Giant Black Holes in One Ancient Galaxy for the First Time
Astronomers have discovered three actively feeding supermassive black holes inside a single distant galaxy, something never before seen so far back in the history...
Scientists Discover Strange ‘Slow’ Electrons That Could Transform Computer Memory
Scientists have discovered an unusual state of matter in which huge numbers of electrons appear to move slowly together while maintaining their quantum behavior.
The...
New MIT Coding Technique Makes Some GPU Tasks Nearly Four Times Faster
Researchers have developed a new programming technique that can make some calculations on graphics processing units, or GPUs, nearly four times faster by teaching...
A Blazar 1.5 Billion Light-Years Away Is Challenging What Astronomers Thought They Knew
About 1.5 billion light-years from Earth, a galaxy called PKS 2155-304 is giving astronomers more questions than answers.
After studying nearly two decades of observations,...
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Scientists discover why food tastes bland in space: aromas hold the key
Researchers from RMIT University have conducted a groundbreaking study to understand why astronauts often find their meals tasteless in space and struggle to eat...
Gobi desert fossils illuminate lizard evolution
A groundbreaking study published in the journal PLOS ONE has revealed the significant impact that exceptional fossil sites, known as lagerstätten, have on our...
Scientists discover hidden ‘charge trap’ that could slow next-generation solar and electronic materials
A team of researchers at Cornell University has uncovered a surprising problem in a promising class of materials known as hybrid perovskites.
The discovery could...
One trillion species, 3 billion years: How we used AI to trace the evolution...
There are roughly a trillion species of microorganisms on Earth—the vast majority of which are bacteria.
Bacteria consist of a single cell. They do not...
Scientists discover extra set of legs in ancient trilobite fossils from New York
A recent study has revealed a surprising discovery about a species of trilobite, an ancient sea creature, found in upstate New York.
Researchers from the...