New type of silicon promises cheaper solar technology

An international research team led by The Australian National University (ANU) has made a new type…

Rensselaer team developing tool to battle space debris

A team of researchers from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is building a semi-autonomous trash collector for space,…

Female warblers live longer when they have help raising offspring

Death is, unfortunately, an inevitable consequence of life. In most animals growing old is accompanied by…

How hacking photosynthesis could fight deforestation and famine

You might not be able to stomach soybeans for breakfast, lunch and dinner, but the animals…

Get set for take-off in electric aircraft, the next transport disruption

Move aside electric cars, another disruption set to occur in the next decade is being ignored…

Developing a dual-gradient ultrafast biomimetic snapping hydrogel material

Bioinspired materials are designed and engineered to mimic the biological functions of nature; however fast actuation…

Nanocomponent is a quantum leap for Danish physicists

University of Copenhagen researchers have developed a nanocomponent that emits light particles carrying quantum information. Less…

Scientists develop a new method for improving the efficiency of air purifiers

Clean air is something that we are continuously proud of in our little Estonia, and it…

Study shows British and Japanese people have very similar touching rules

A team of researchers with members from Finland, Japan, the U.K., Germany and Singapore has found…

Plant signals trigger remarkable bacterial transformation

The cycad Cycas revoluta is a palm-like plant that grows on rocky coastal cliffs in the…