Pay, flexibility, advancement: They all matter for workers' health and safety, study shows

The terms and conditions of your employment—including your pay, hours, schedule flexibility and job security—influence your…

New California lab seeks cure to deadly citrus disease

In a lab southeast of Los Angeles, researchers are opening a new front in the yearslong…

Discovery in gallium nitride a key enabler of energy efficient electronics

Gallium nitride, a semiconductor that revolutionized energy-efficient LED lighting, could also transform electronics and wireless communication,…

Virtual human hand simulation holds promise for prosthetics

Animating human hands has long been considered one of the most challenging problems in computer graphics.…

Preserving old bones with modern technology

Anthropologists are out to change the way that scientists study old bones damage-free. Click…

Big world around tiny star puts new spin on planet formation

A giant world discovered around a tiny star is putting a new spin on how planets…

Caltech gets $750M pledge for sustainability research

The California Institute of Technology said Thursday it has received a pledge of $750 million from…

Scientists finally find superconductivity in place they have been looking for decades

Researchers at Stanford University and the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory say they have…

NIST goes with the (slow) flow: New technique could improve biotech, precision medicine

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed an optical system that…

Shocking heat waves stabilize single atoms

Single atoms work great as catalysts, but they usually don’t stay single for long. Argonne scientists…