MIT researchers drew on kirigami, a variation of origami that involves cutting paper as well as folding it, to create a friction-boosting material that could…
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Ion-based technology may enable energy-efficient simulations of the brain’s learning process, for neural network AI systems. Teams around the world are building ever more sophisticated…
We’re approaching the limit of how small transistors can get. As a result, over the past decade researchers have been working to find other ways…
Micro-bumps and a nanoscale wax layer on fragile butterfly wings shatter and spread raindrops to minimize damage. Credit: Courtesy of the researchers / Cornell University…
MIT researchers find that extratropical storm tracks — the blue regions of storminess in the Earth’s middle latitudes — would change significantly with solar geoengineering…
A new, Yale-led study shows that some supermassive black holes actually thrive under pressure. It has been known for some time that when distant galaxies…
Artist’s conception illustrates the differences in phenomena resulting from an “ordinary” core-collapse supernova explosion, an explosion creating a gamma-ray burst, and one creating a Fast…
(Click image for full view.) Artist impression of the Wolfe Disk, a massive rotating disk galaxy in the early, dusty universe. The galaxy was initially…
In this illustration, two sheets of graphene are stacked together at a slightly offset “magic” angle, which can become either an insulator or superconductor. “We…
A microinjection device (red) is attached to a citrus tree, providing a way of injecting pesticide or other materials directly into the plant’s circulatory system.…
Researchers have reported a method to quickly identify mutated versions of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Credit: Drexel University Drexel University researchers have reported…
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…
Simple chip powered by quantum dots allows standard microscopes to visualize difficult-to-image biological organisms. Credit: Felice Frankel Simple chip powered by quantum dots allows standard…
Arctic Ocean sea ice seen during a 2018 research cruise. Credit: San Nguyen Explanation is proposed for extra heat in the oceans. The Arctic has…
MIT graduate student Emily Hanhauser demonstrates a new device that may simplify the logistics of water monitoring for trace metal contaminants, particularly in resource-constrained regions.…
Carbon black powder turns into graphene in a burst of light and heat through a technique developed at Rice University. Flash graphene turns any carbon…
Copper mining slag dump in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Greater use of electric vehicles might be good for the environment, but further growth hinges…
In a diamond crystal, three carbon atom nuclei (shown in blue) surround an empty spot called a nitrogen vacancy center, which behaves much like a…
Depicting brewing an optimized espresso. Mathematicians, physicists, and materials experts might not spring to mind as the first people to consult about whether you are…
Artist’s conception of a dwarf galaxy, its shape distorted, most likely by a past interaction with another galaxy, and a massive black hole in its…