Building a better turbine

Imagine a world in which half of our electricity is generated renewably by offshore wind farms.…

Researchers report observation of room-temperature polar skyrmions

An international team of researchers has discovered a way to create and observe room-temperature polar skyrmions.…

Lab-to-market study explores success

Universities and federal laboratories are the cornerstones of American innovation, developing new products that address important…

New carbon dioxide capture technology is not the magic bullet against climate change

According to a recent major UN report, if we are to limit temperature rise to 1.5…

Maori loanwords in NZ English are less about meaning, more about identity

Ask the average Kiwi on the street about Māori words in New Zealand English, and most…

NASA Armstrong Opens its Doors to Local Teachers

Teachers across the Antelope Valley in Southern California gathered for a day at NASA Armstrong Flight…

Making a fast ion transporter

An international team of researchers at Institute for Molecular Science in Japan and Max Planck Institute…

Microcavity experiment heads to ISS

The second Swinburne Haileybury International Space Station Experiment (SHINE) launched from Wallops Island, Virginia in the…

Scientists invent way to trap mysterious ‘dark world’ particle at Large Hadron Collider

Now that they've identified the Higgs boson, scientists at the Large Hadron Collider have set their…

Study finds global action needed to ensure acceptable climate futures

Ensuring a tolerable climate future, one that reduces warming while considering the costs, requires immediate global…