New discovery settles long-standing debate about photovoltaic materials

Scientists have theorized that organometallic halide perovskites— a class of light harvesting “wonder” materials for applications…

Impacts on asteroids produce regolith, erase small craters

Impact cratering both produces new regolith and causes seismic events that can degrade and erase small…

Nanoparticles: Acidic alert

Researchers at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich have synthesized nanoparticles that can be induced by a change…

Researchers uncover the art of printing extremely hard steels flawlessly

For millennia, metallurgists have been meticulously tweaking the ingredients of steel to enhance its properties. As…

Dissecting the mechanism of protein unfolding by SDS

Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have used molecular dynamics simulations to understand how…

Mutual funds with lower tax burdens have higher returns

After a wild couple of months of equity market volatility, many mutual fund investors are now…

Under pressure: New bioinspired material can 'shapeshift' to external forces

Inspired by how human bone and colorful coral reefs adjust mineral deposits in response to their…

ITU Interviews IARU President Timothy Ellam, VE6SH/G4HUA, on World Amateur Radio Day

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has posted an interview with International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) President…

Chernobyl wildfire blankets Kyiv in thick smog

Ukraine’s capital is now among the world’s most polluted cities, an international ranking shows. …

Amendment to NASA Research Announcement (NRA) 80JSC019N0001-HHCBPSR Topics in Human Health Countermeasures, Behavioral Performance, and Space Radiation

Amendment to NASA Research Announcement (NRA) 80JSC019N0001-HHCBPSR Topics in Human Health Countermeasures, Behavioral Performance, and Space…