Science & Technology

Researchers have shown that a new 3D-printed superalloy could help power plants generate more electricity while producing less carbon.

Mars is infamous for its intense dust storms, some of which kick up enough dust to be seen by telescopes on Earth. When dust particles rub against each other, as they do in Martian dust storms, they can become electrified. New research shows that one p…

Researchers have found a way to use small shocks of electricity to disinfect water, reducing energy consumption, cost, and environmental impact. The technology could be integrated into the electric grid or even powered by batteries.

Researchers have made real-time movies of copper nanoparticles as they evolve to convert carbon dioxide and water into renewable fuels and chemicals. Their new insights could help advance the next generation of solar fuels.

A new technique provides fresh insight into the process by which the materials that formed Earth’s core descended into the depths of our planet, leaving behind geochemical traces that have long mystified scientists.

Researchers typically synthesize perovskites in a wet lab, and then apply the material as a film on a glass substrate and explore various applications. A team has instead proposes a novel, physics-based approach, using a substrate of either a layer of …

In a potential game changer for the treatment of superbugs, a new class of antibiotics was developed that cured mice infected with bacteria deemed nearly ‘untreatable’ in humans — and resistance to the drug was virtually undetectable.

Scientists create carbon nanotubes and other hybrid nanomaterials out of plastic waste using an energy-efficient, low-cost, low-emissions process that could also be profitable.

Location, location, location is the key for psychedelic drugs that could treat mental illness by rapidly rebuilding connections between nerve cells. Researchers show that engaging serotonin 2A receptors inside neurons promotes growth of new connections…

Scientists have identified a volatile pheromone emitted by the tsetse fly, a blood-sucking insect that spreads diseases in both humans and animals across much of sub-Saharan Africa. The discovery offers new insights into how the flies communicate with …

The United States, the largest importer of wildlife in the world, is not prepared for future spread of animal-borne, or zoonotic, diseases due to gaps among governmental agencies designed to combat these threats, concludes a new analysis.

New research on friction between faults could aid in predicting the world’s most powerful earthquakes. Researchers discovered that fault surfaces bond together, or heal, after an earthquake. A fault that is slow to heal is more likely to move harmlessl…

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports the prevalence of obesity in the U.S. was 42.4% in 2018, with current estimates indicating the global prevalence of overweight and obesity may exceed 57% by 2030.

Cancer immunotherapy involves using activated T cells to destroy tumors, but it doesn’t work for all patients. Researchers have discovered that a kind of dendritic cell is crucial for determining the effectiveness of immunotherapy. The discovery could …

Physicists jumped a major hurdle standing in the way of the commercialization of solar cells created with halide perovskites as a lower-cost, higher-efficiency replacement for silicon when generating electricity from the sun.

Analysis of archers’ biometric data during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics provides empirical support for something sports fans have long suspected.

Artificially raising island heights or building completely new higher islands have been proposed as solutions to sea-level rise in the Maldives and other low-lying nations. Researchers show that using simple engineering principals to raise islands or b…

Researchers have used artificial intelligence to discover a link between alterations in the shape of children’s faces and the amount of alcohol their mothers drank, before and during pregnancy. Even small amounts, less than one glass of wine a week, ma…

A research team demonstrates the fabrication of an organic-inorganic hybrid dielectric layer for high-performance solution-processed oxide transistors.