Guppies change their eye color to deter rivals

Tiny fish called Trinidadian guppies turn their eyes black to warn other fish when they are…

Self-sustaining loop of chemical reactions could revolutionize drug production

Experts have created a self-sustaining circuit of reactions which is a greener and more efficient method…

New way to make light interact with matter

Researchers have devised a new way to make light interact with matter. Reducing the wavelength of…

Capturing light in a waveguide array

Cheaper and more efficient photonic devices, such as lasers, optical fibers, and other light sources may…

New invention safely transports unknown, deep-dwelling fishes to the ocean’s surface

Strange and beautiful fishes from the ocean's deep and lesser-known twilight zone reefs are hitching a…

New nanoparticles help to detect serious scarring of wounds

A new way of seeing when heavy wound scars are forming, and providing doctors the chance…

Future robots need no motors

Engineers have created a novel actuating material that can be powered by visible light, electricity, and…

New mechanisms discovered to separate molecules of air

Unlike the window screens of your house, nanoscale holes in graphene (named as 'nanowindows') can selectively…

Novel gene in red blood cells may help adult newts regenerate limbs

Adult newts can repeatedly regenerate body parts. Researchers have identified Newtic1, a gene that is expressed…

The search for the origin of mast cells

A team of researchers has proven that not all of the immune system's important mast cells…