Using high energy density material in electrode design enhances lithium sulfur batteries

Lithium ion batteries aren’t keeping up with energy demands from higher power electronic devices, electric vehicles…

Raw vs. cooked diets have distinct effects on both mouse and human gut microbes

Scientists at UC San Francisco and Harvard University have shown for the first time that cooking…

Delivery system can make RNA vaccines more powerful

Vaccines made from RNA hold great potential as a way to treat cancer or prevent a…

Scientists shed light on microbial 'dark matter' with new approach

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have demonstrated a way to…

The flagellar hook: Making sense of bacterial motility

The flagellum is often cited as an example of natural design ingenuity—it is a powerful nanomachine…

Borophene on silver grows freely into an atomic 'skin'

Borophene has a nearly perfect partner in a form of silver that could help the trendy…

Growing old together: A sharper look at black holes and their host galaxies

Some relationships are written in the stars. That’s definitely the case for supermassive black holes and…

Landsat 9 instrument ready for spacecraft assembly

The Landsat 9 instrument that will help scientists detect deforestation, monitor crops and track potentially toxic…

Disability and single parenthood still loom large in inherited poverty

Australians like to think we live in a country of the fair go, where anyone with…

Strained, symmetric, and new: Tetravinylallene, a small but powerful molecule, has been synthesized for the first time

Many natural compounds used in medicine have complex molecular architectures that are difficult to recreate in…