Spider silk inspires new class of functional synthetic polymers

Synthetic polymers have changed the world around us. However, It is hard to finely tune some…

Selective conversion of reactive lithium compounds made possible

Researchers have developed a new catalyst that can catalyze reactions to produce pharmaceuticals or chemicals used…

Efficient valves for electron spins

Researchers have developed a new concept that uses the electron spin to switch an electrical current.…

Internal differences: A new method for seeing into cells

The new technology may help answer outstanding questions about the immune system, cancer, Alzheimer’s, and more. …

A quick, cost-effective method to track the spread of COVID-19 through untreated wastewater

Researchers have demonstrated that, from seven methods commonly used to test for viruses in untreated wastewater,…

Upcycling plastic waste toward sustainable energy storage

Engineering professors and their students have been working for years on creating improved energy storage materials…

Collaboration is key to rebuilding coral reefs

The most successful and cost-effective ways to restore coral reefs have been identified by an international…

Australian Indigenous banana cultivation found to go back over 2,000 years

Archaeologists have found the earliest evidence of Indigenous communities cultivating bananas in Australia. The evidence of…

'Black dwarf supernova': Physicist calculates when the last supernova ever will happen

New theoretical research finds that many white dwarfs may explode in supernova in the distant far…

'AeroNabs' promise powerful, inhalable protection against COVID-19

Scientists have devised a novel approach to halting the spread of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes…