Tethered chem combos could revolutionize artificial photosynthesis

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory have doubled the efficiency of a…

'Hot' electrons in metallic nanostructures—non-thermal carriers or heating?

What happens to a piece of metal when you shine light on it? This question, which…

Commemorating 30 years of optical vortices: A comprehensive review

Commemorating the 30th anniversary of the prediction of optical vortices, researchers in China—Xing Fu at Tsinghua…

Researchers find best classroom shapes for fish swimming in schools

A team of researchers has identified the best arrangements for fish swimming in schools—formations that are…

Global policy-makers must take a more ambitious approach to reversing biodiversity loss

A group of leading conservationists, including Dr. Joseph W. Bull at the University of Kent, is…

Dynamics of silk proteins are key to outstanding stability of spider silk as biomaterial

Spider silk consists of fiber-forming proteins, stored by the spider in a specialized gland. When the…

Historical data confirms recent increase in West Texas earthquakes

A new analysis of historical seismic data led by The University of Texas at Austin has…

Thousands of new globular clusters have formed over the last billion years

Globular clusters may contain hundreds of thousands of stars and may even have as many as…

Sensing magnetism in atomic resolution with just a scanning tunneling microscope

Scientists from the University of Strasbourg, France, in close collaboration with colleagues from research centers in…

NASA provides an infrared analysis of typhoon Halong

Typhoon Halong continued to strengthen in the Northwestern Pacific Ocean as NASA’s Terra satellite passed overhead.…