Mussels add muscle to biocompatible fibers

Chemists have used the sticky substance found in mussels to develop self-assembling, biocompatible macroscale fibers that…

Similar design, different genes: Miniature weapons in the animal kingdom

Researchers describe the principle of convergence in unicellular organisms and cnidarians in a new scientific report.

7 in 10 smartphone apps share your data with third-party services

Our mobile phones can reveal a lot about ourselves: where we live and work; who our…

What will the future internet look like?

To tackle the all-important question "What will the future internet look like?" in the Digital Age,…

Row, Row, Row Your Bots: But are they synchronized?

To get maximum propulsion, should a boat’s team of rowers set their strokes to the same…

Demo plant produces renewable fuel from carbon dioxide captured from the air

The unique Soletair demo plant developed in Finland uses carbon dioxide to produce renewable fuels and…

Graphene enhancing our vision of the infinitely small

Researchers report using one-atom-thin graphene film to drastically enhance the quality of electron microscopy images.

The largest virtual Universe ever simulated

Researchers have simulated the formation of our entire Universe with a large supercomputer. A gigantic catalogue…

Study improves remote detection of hazardous radioactive substances

A new method has been proposed that might be used to detect nuclear hazards from up…

The way toward cleaner coal plants

In an effort to design cleaner coal power plants, researchers have performed some of the most…