Why cooling chips to −60°c makes etching up to five times faster
After more than ten years of development, engineers have unveiled a new semiconductor etching method that could significantly speed up chip manufacturing while reducing...
Scientists find an unexpected metal that could make hydrogen fuel cheaper
A metal most people rarely think about may play an important role in the future of clean energy.
Researchers from Yale University and the University...
Astronomers see a supernova from 10 billion years ago using nature’s own telescope
Astronomers have discovered something truly remarkable: the first-ever gravitationally lensed superluminous supernova that can be seen as multiple, clearly separated images.
The distant explosion, named...
Scientists create new composite that makes brittle ceramics bend, not break
Ceramics are known for being extremely strong and heat-resistant, but they also have a major weakness: they break easily.
Metals, on the other hand, can...
How gut microbes may have helped shape the human brain
Why do humans have such large and powerful brains compared with other primates?
A new study suggests part of the answer may lie not in...
Astronomers find an ultra-hot galaxy cluster from the universe’s infancy
Astronomers have discovered something that challenges long-standing ideas about how the universe evolved: a galaxy cluster filled with extremely hot gas that formed far...
Your receipt could soon be made from trees, not toxic chemicals
Every day, most of us touch thermal paper without giving it a second thought.
It shows up as shopping receipts, delivery labels, movie tickets, and...
Walking on two legs began earlier than we thought
Scientists may have just pushed back the timeline for when our ancestors first started walking upright.
A new study suggests that Sahelanthropus tchadensis, a species...
The interstellar comet that’s spilling its secrets
When 3I/ATLAS swept past the Sun in late October 2025, it became only the third confirmed visitor from interstellar space ever detected.
Unlike the mysterious...
The sticky problem of lunar dust gets a mathematical solution
Apollo astronauts discovered an unexpected enemy on the Moon. Fine dust, kicked up by their movements and attracted by static electricity, coated everything.
It found...
This carbon-fiber device generates power every time it rains
Rain usually brings inconvenience—wet streets, overflowing drains, and flood risks.
But researchers in South Korea have found a way to turn falling raindrops into a...
AI scan tool can predict heart attacks and death
A new study has found that a special artificial intelligence (AI) tool can help predict heart attacks and death in people who have signs...
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Scientists find new unexpected phenomenon in quantum physics of materials
Researchers at Northeastern have discovered a new quantum phenomenon in a specific class of materials, called antiferromagnetic insulators, that could yield new ways of...
Scientists find way to increase the effectiveness of antibiotics to fight superbugs
A project driven by EMBL Australia researchers at Monash University and Harvard University has found a way to make antibiotics more effective against antibiotic-resistant...
This revolutionary glass could reduce carbon footprint and defy cracks
Researchers at Penn State University have developed an innovative glass called LionGlass, which holds the promise of revolutionizing glass manufacturing.
This breakthrough material not only...
How humans helped weedy rice thrive
Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have discovered that the feature helping weedy rice varieties spread is still present in nearly all cultivated...
Scientists discover a new way heat moves in super-cool liquid
In a groundbreaking experiment, a team of scientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has discovered an unusual behavior of heat in a...