A team of researchers with members affiliated with several institutions in China, one in Canada and…
Study opens a new route to achieving invisibility without using metamaterials
A pair of researchers at Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) describes a way of making…
Advances in cryo-EM materials may aid cancer and biomedical research
Cryogenic-Electron Microscopy (cryo-EM) has been a game changer in the field of medical research, but the…
First-ever open public alerts now available from LIGO
Two new probable gravitational waves—ripples in the fabric of spacetime caused by cataclysmic cosmic events and…
Will ocean seafood farming sink or swim? Study evaluates its potential
Seafood farming in the ocean—or marine aquaculture—is the fastest growing sector of the global food system,…
Experts discuss challenges and opportunities in disposing of waste
Waste ain't what it used to be. Since China largely closed the door to imported garbage…
Researchers work to genetically modify flatworms and unlock their regenerative powers
Slice it into a hundred pieces if you want, and the millimeters-long flatworm called a planarian…
Research on disk galaxies sheds light on movement of stars
University of Arkansas astrophysicists have taken an important step toward solving the mystery of how disk…
High-fidelity simulations point the way to optimizing heat transfer in current and next-generation reactors
Engineers must manage a maelstrom in the core of operating nuclear reactors. Nuclear reactions deposit an…
Designing water infrastructure for climate uncertainty
In Kenya's second largest city, Mombasa, the demand for water is expected to double by 2035…