Scratching the surface: Metallic glass implants

A class of biomaterials called bulk metallic glasses could transform future implanted medical devices and other…

Link between women's gun ownership and increased political participation

Politicians pay close attention to the demands of gun owners. They also pay attention to women…

The compelling mathematical challenge of the three-body problem

From its origins more than 300 years ago in Newton’s work on planetary orbits, the three-body…

Whole genome sequencing may help officials get a handle on disease outbreaks

Whole genome sequencing technology may give epidemiologists and healthcare workers a powerful weapon in tracking and,…

Global team of scientists finish assembling next-generation dark matter detector

The key component of the LUX-ZEPLIN experiment is ready to be sealed and lowered nearly 1.5…

Astrophysical shock phenomena reproduced in the laboratory

Vast interstellar events where clouds of charged matter hurtle into each other and spew out high-energy…

Researchers uncover hidden topological insulator states in bismuth crystals

The search for better materials for computers and other electronic devices has focused on a group…

New insights into the origin of life

A famous experiment in 1953 showed that amino acids, the building blocks of proteins, could have…

Cellulose nanofibers to improve the sensitivity of lateral flow tests

Scientists from the ICN2 Nanobioelectronics and Biosensors Group led by ICREA Prof. Arben Merkoçi have carried…

Emotional response to city design could guide urban planning

Virtual reality and scenario-testing models are being built to help urban planners and architects get real-time…