Engineers have developed a technique to fabricate ultrathin semiconducting films made from a host of exotic…
Month: October 2018
Small-brained female guppies aren’t drawn to attractive males
Female guppies with smaller brains can distinguish attractive males, but they don't recognize them as being…
Buy, borrow or lease: Can we rethink how and when we access household products to tackle climate change?
The public is supportive of emissions reduction strategies that are likely to bring significant changes to…
When yesterday’s agriculture feeds today’s water pollution
A study led by researchers at Université de Montréal quantifies for the first time the maximum…
Scientists present new clues to cut through the mystery of Titan’s atmospheric haze
Saturn's largest moon, Titan, is unique among all moons in our solar system for its dense…
Copper ions flow like liquid through crystalline structures
Materials scientists have sussed out the physical phenomenon underlying the promising electrical properties of a class…
Expanding fungal diversity, one cell at a time
They can be found on forest floors, swamps and in houses, ranging in size from smaller…
Cost-effective method produces semiconducting films from materials that outperform silicon
The vast majority of computing devices today are made from silicon, the second most abundant element…
A new method to pinpoint genetic differences between species could benefit human health
Why do naked mole rats live up to 31 years, when distantly related lab mice are…
Engineers build smallest integrated Kerr frequency comb generator
Optical frequency combs can enable ultrafast processes in physics, biology, and chemistry, as well as improve…