Results could help designers engineer high-temperature superconductors and quantum computing devices. Made of a single layer of carbon atoms linked in a hexagonal honeycomb pattern,…
Microneedles made of silk-based material can target plant tissues for delivery of micronutrients, hormones, or genes. While the human world is reeling from one pandemic,…
Drexel University researchers have reported a method to quickly identify and label mutated versions of the virus that causes COVID-19. Their preliminary analysis, using information…
Physicists’ discovery could lead to a new family of robust qubits for quantum computing. Physicists at MIT and elsewhere have observed evidence of Majorana fermions…
Monitoring the plant hormone ethylene could reveal when fruits and vegetables are about to spoil. As flowers bloom and fruits ripen, they emit a colorless,…
Scientists discover the structure of an enzyme, found in the human gut, that breaks down a component of collagen. MIT and Harvard University chemists have…
An unexpected approach blurs the line between synthetic drug molecules and natural products, with the goal of achieving higher quality compounds for medicines. In a…
Astronomers using the international Gemini Observatory, on Hawaii’s Maunakea, have imaged a very small object in orbit around the Earth, thought to be only a…
Simple chip powered by quantum dots allows standard microscopes to visualize difficult-to-image biological organisms. Do a Google search for dark-field images, and you’ll discover a…
Explanation is proposed for extra heat in the oceans. The Arctic has experienced the warming effects of global climate change faster than any other region…
Whisk-shaped device absorbs trace contaminants, preserves them in dry state that can be shipped to labs for analysis. Lead, arsenic, and other heavy metals are…
‘Green’ process promises pristine graphene in bulk using waste food, plastic, and other materials. That banana peel, turned into graphene, can help facilitate a massive…
Greater use of electric vehicles might be good for the environment, but further growth hinges on continued availability of critical battery components such as cobalt….
A new study suggests a path to correcting the “jitters” in quantum devices, which may help make quantum computers and sensors more practical. Labs around…
Preeminent telescope to play critical role in better understanding sun, space weather. Just released first images from the National Science Foundation’s Daniel K. Inouye Solar…
Mathematicians, physicists, and materials experts might not spring to mind as the first people to consult about whether you are brewing your coffee right. But…
Roughly half of the newly-discovered black holes are not at the centers of their galaxies. Astronomers seeking to learn about the mechanisms that formed massive…
Look at this new radio image covered with dots, each of which is a distant galaxy! The brightest spots are galaxies that are powered by…
