Porous material enables autonomous underwater vehicles to travel further

Since most autonomous underwater vehicles must carry their own energy when working under water, variable methods…

Land-cover maps of Europe from the cloud

Earth’s land is covered by a range of different types of vegetation, from forest and marsh…

Molecular vibrations reduce the maximum achievable photovoltage in organic solar cells

Scientists at TU Dresden and Hasselt University in Belgium investigated the physical causes that limit the…

Researchers invent method to unlock potential of widely used drug

Sugars like polysaccharides are found everywhere in nature and are believed to be essential for life…

Unprecedented preservation of fossil feces from the La Brea Tar Pits

While Rancho La Brea, commonly known as the La Brea Tar Pits, is famous for its…

Water-balloon physics is high-impact science

Water balloons may seem like a trivial matter. A toy for mischievous kids in summer. But…

Researchers investigate previously unknown reproduction mechanism in Corynebacterium glutamicum

In recent decades, the interdisciplinary field of life sciences has made enormous progress, particularly in researching…

Ammonia has been missing in portraying air pollution impacts

Nitrogen is essential for all living things. Synthetic fertilizer, which contains rich reactive nitrogen, has sustained…

Antibiotic intercepts building blocks of the bacterial envelope

One of the last arrows in the quiver in the fight against dangerous bacteria is the…

The power of attraction: Magnets in particle accelerators

In 1820, Hans Christian Oersted gave a demonstration on electricity to a class of advanced students…