New research, published today in the journal Nature Climate Change, has found that Antarctic icebergs can…
Thinnest optical waveguide channels light within just three layers of atoms
Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed the thinnest optical device in the…
One Year of NASA's Parker Solar Probe
The Parker Solar Probe’s WISPR instrument saw the solar wind streaming past during the spacecraft’s first…
Researchers refute theory of collective (non-)action
Democracy, environmental protection, peace—the great issues of our time are collective goods that can only happen…
One Year, 2 Trips Around Sun for NASA's Parker Solar Probe
Since Parker Solar Probe launched on Aug. 12, 2018, Earth has made one trip around the…
New target found for disease of the heart's smallest blood vessels
When we race walk, for example, part of our healthy heart muscle may want a little…
Sharp meets flat in tunable 2D material
Scientists have created unique two-dimensional flakes with two distinct personalities: molybdenum diselenide on one side of…
Diet change needed to save vast areas of tropics
One quarter of the world’s tropical land could disappear by the end of the century unless…
Dyes and viruses create new composite material for photooxidation reactions
A recent study shows that native viruses can be employed as a scaffold to immobilize photoactive…
Turning off backscattering to improve optical data transmission
Engineers have found a way to redirect misfit light waves to reduce energy loss during optical…