Why some cities turn off the water pipes at night

For more than a billion people around the world, running water comes from “intermittent systems” that…

Proteins trapped in glass could yield new medicinal advances

Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have developed a unique method for studying proteins which…

IARU Attends CEPT Project Team Meeting in Switzerland

IARU was represented at a recent meeting in Switzerland of the European Conference of Postal and…

Bionic catalysts to produce clean energy

Mixing microbes with carbon nanomaterials could help the transition to renewable energy. KAUST research shows microbes…

Atmosphere of mid-size planet revealed by Hubble and Spitzer

Two NASA space telescopes have teamed up to identify, for the first time, the detailed chemical…

High brightness mid-infrared laser expands horizon of spectroscopic analytical technique

Researchers have used an extremely bright mid-infrared laser to perform an analytical technique known as spectroscopic…

The new racial disparity in special education

Racial disparity in special education is growing, and it’s more complex than previously thought. New research…

West Virginia NASA Facility Renamed After Agency Icon

Eighty years ago she was one of three black students handpicked to integrate West Virginia’s graduate…

Creating 'movies' of thin film growth

From paint on a wall to tinted car windows, thin films make up a wide variety…

Tracking down dark matter

Matter surrounds us day and night in all its forms—trees, houses, furniture, and even the air…