Why the moon glitters with ancient glass beads
When Apollo astronauts walked on the moon in the 1970s, they made all kinds of unexpected discoveries.
One of the most surprising was the sight...
Kirigami-inspired display stretches 200% without losing a pixel
Researchers in South Korea have developed a major breakthrough in stretchable screen technology by borrowing ideas from an ancient Japanese art.
A team from POSTECH...
Choir voices help engineers make quieter planes
At Texas A&M University, an unusual experiment is using the power of song to improve airplane design.
Instead of a traditional lab setup, researchers invited...
New robotic skin gives machines a human-like sense of touch
Scientists in the UK have created a new kind of electronic skin that can give robots a more human-like sense of touch.
This soft, stretchable...
MIT’s bubble wrap-inspired invention pulls drinking water from thin air
A team of engineers at MIT has developed an exciting new device that can collect clean drinking water straight from the air — even...
How sunlight can turn plastic waste into clean hydrogen fuel
Scientists in South Korea have created a new way to turn plastic waste into clean hydrogen fuel using just sunlight and water.
This exciting technology,...
How your air conditioner can help the power grid, rather than overloading it
As summer arrives, people are turning on air conditioners in most of the U.S. But if you're like me, you always feel a little...
Hackers can listen through walls using your laptop or smart speaker, study finds
It sounds like something out of a sci-fi movie—a ghostly voice coming through the radio, repeating strange sentences like “The birch canoe slid on...
Smart payments could bring bus travel back in style
A new study suggests that a few smart changes in how we pay for bus rides and access real-time travel information could get more...
Scientists unveil super coating that stops rust with 99.6% efficiency
Iron is one of the most widely used materials in the world, found in everything from buildings and bridges to cars and machines.
But despite...
Scientists uncover 10,000-mile survival trek across a post-apocalyptic Earth
New research suggests that some of the earliest ancestors of dinosaurs and crocodiles managed to migrate across vast, deadly regions of the Earth over...
Scientists create tiny computer from materials just one atom thick
A team of scientists at Penn State has created the world’s first computer made entirely from materials that are just one atom thick—without using...
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New study reveals the secrets of animal friendships
In the realm of group-living animals, from the dense forests to the vast savannas, scientists have long been fascinated by the intricate social behaviors...
Can we survive in space? It might depend on how our gut microbiome adapts
For over a century, people have dreamed of the day when humanity (as a species) would venture into space.
In recent decades, that dream has...
New sky maps offer a deeper dive into universe’s origins and history
High up in the Andes mountains of northern Chile, a small observatory has been busy capturing a clearer picture of the universe than we've...
Tiny tornadoes unlock the secret whirlwinds that spread plant diseases
Scientists have made a fascinating discovery about how diseases spread among plants, thanks to a new study from Cornell University.
Imagine raindrops falling on a...
Saturn’s moon Enceladus: A new hope for discovering alien life
A small moon of Saturn named Enceladus is making waves in the scientific community as a top candidate for hosting life beyond Earth.
A study...