Sound-redirecting prototype could fool eavesdroppers

Tuning the instruments that produce some of our most indelible sound waves—guitars, pianos, vocal chords—has become…

University of Missouri loses suit over records of dogs and cats used in research

A Boone County, Mo., judge has ruled that University of Missouri violated the state’s open records…

Getting glued in the sea

New bio-inspired hydrogels can act like superglue in highly ionic environments such as seawater, overcoming issues…

Study shows where global renewable energy investments have greatest benefits

New study finds that the amount of climate and health benefits achieved from renewable energy depends…

Materials help photodetectors see the light

Using a special type of two-dimensional material, researchers have developed a new way to make light…

Mothers' pregnancy-related anxiety may alter how infants' brains respond to sad speech

A study shows a correlation between mothers’ self-reported pregnancy-related anxiety, and babies’ blood flow to brain…

Evidence found of gene markers that may help people survive at high altitudes

A team of researchers with members from several institutions in the U.S., one from Peru and…

Satellite data shows loss of snow cover, not soot to blame for rapid temperature rise in the Arctic

A team of researchers from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, the University of Washington and the University…

Antibiotics: New substances break bacterial resistance

Researchers at the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) have developed a promising new class of active…

Making metallic materials more climate-friendly

Six percent of global CO2 emissions—4.4. billion tonnes per year—are currently produced by the steel and…