3D-printed ‘bionic skin’ could give robots the sense of touch

Engineering researchers have developed a revolutionary process for 3D printing stretchable electronic sensory devices that could…

Exploring the conversion of heat to electricity in single molecules

Researchers have investigated the influence of the geometry of single-molecule devices on their ability to produce…

Physicists find a way to control charged molecules — with quantum logic

Physicists have solved the seemingly intractable puzzle of how to control the quantum properties of individual…

Controlling bacteria’s necessary evil

Until now, scientists have only had a murky understanding of how these relationships arise. Now they…

New light sensing molecule discovered in the fruit fly brain

Six biological pigments called rhodopsins play well-established roles in light-sensing in the fruit fly eye. Three…

Stretchable hologram can switch between multiple images

The possibility of sending and receiving holographic messages has long tantalized sci-fi fans. Although we're not…

Waves of lava seen in Jupiter’s moon Io’s largest volcanic crater

The most active volcanic crater in the solar system, Loki Patera on Jupiter's moon Io, is…

Antibiotic breakthrough: How to overcome gram-negative bacterial defenses

Scientists report that they now know how to build a molecular Trojan horse that can penetrate…

Link between common brain disease and gut microbiome

Bacteria in the gut microbiome drive the formation of cerebral cavernous malformations (CCMs), clusters of dilated,…

Biologists identify key step in lung cancer evolution

Biologists have identified a major switch that occurs as lung adenomas transition to more aggressive adenocarcinomas…