Nanotechnology: Putting a nanomachine to work

A team of chemists has successfully coupled the directed motion of a light-activated molecular motor to…

A quantum of solid

Researchers in Austria use lasers to levitate and cool a glass nanoparticle into the quantum regime.…

Self-learning heat­ing control system saves energy

Can buildings learn to save all by themselves? Researchers think so. In their experiments, they fed…

Wearable health tech gets efficiency upgrade

Engineers have demonstrated a flexible device that harvests the heat energy from the human body to…

Solving the riddle of strigolactone biosynthesis in plants

Researchers have discovered the orobanchol synthase responsible for converting the strigolactone (SL) carlactonoic acid, which promotes…

Bats inspire detectors to help prevent oil and gas pipe leaks

Engineers have developed a new scanning technique inspired by the natural world that can detect corroding…

Research team finds possible new approach for sleeping sickness drugs

Using ultra-bright X-ray flashes, a team of researchers has tracked down a potential target for new…

Autonomous microtrap for pathogens

Antibiotics are more efficient when they can act on their target directly at the site of…

Space debris entry recorded over Los Angeles, California

A piece of space junk, possibly parts of Delta II rocket launched back in 1989, entered…

Trees might be 'aware' of their size

Birch trees adjust their stem thickness to support their weight. Click here for original…