Travelling towards a quantum internet at light speed

A research team lead by Osaka University demonstrated how information encoded in the circular polarization of…

A catalyst for sustainable methanol

Scientists at ETH Zurich and oil and gas company Total have developed a new catalyst that…

Freezing cells made safer thanks to new polymer

Cell freezing (cryopreservation)—which is essential in cell transfusions as well as basic biomedical research—can be dramatically…

Image: Ahuna Mons on Ceres

This image, based on observations from NASA’s Dawn spacecraft, shows the largest mountain on the dwarf…

Seeing moving objects around corners

David Lindell, a graduate student in electrical engineering at Stanford University, donned a high visibility tracksuit…

Ghanaian case study: How 'bride price' reinforces negative stereotypes

Marriage is an institution common to all cultures. Very often it’s accompanied by transfers—in most cases…

Desert seed-harvesting ants will save nestmates from spiderwebs

It started out as a typical day at work for ant researcher Christina Kwapich. …

Increasing tree cover may be like a 'superfood' for community mental health

Increasing tree canopy and green cover across Greater Sydney and increasing the proportion of homes in…

Ro5 researchers suggest radioactive readings in 2017 were from a major nuclear release

A very large team of researchers from across Europe has found evidence that suggests radioactive ruthenium…

Thermal management of hybrid nanoparticles

In a recent study published in Nanoscale, researchers show increases in cooling time for poorer hydrocarbon…