3D printing titanium for ESA’s Athena

A close-up view of laser melting being used to 3D print in titanium to produce test…

Researchers detect minute levels of disease with a nanotechnology-enhanced biochip

The difficulty in spotting minute amounts of disease circulating in the bloodstream has proven a stumbling…

3D printing and milling Athena optic bench

Twin robotic arms work together as part of a project to construct what will be the…

3D printing and milling Athena optic bench

Twin robotic arms work together as part of a project to construct what will be the…

The complicated future of offshore wind power in the US

Over the past decade, wind power production in the U.S. has tripled, becoming the largest source…

New protein for gene editing may improve disease treatment, sustainable manufacturing

Gene editing has been a much sought after and controversial technology. Last month, part of the…

Doing more with less in the study of plant chemical defense

Plants can't run away to avoid being eaten, so instead they employ a variety of chemical…

Programmable ‘Legos’ of DNA and protein building blocks create novel 3-D cages

The central goal of nanotechnology is the manipulation of materials on an atomic or molecular scale,…

Fungal mating: Next weapon against corn aflatoxin?

It's not fun when a fungus contaminates crops. Safe native fungi, however, show promise in the…

Berlin-born polar bear cub named after football club Hertha

Berlin's latest zoo celebrity, a fluffy polar bear cub, has been named "Hertha" after the capital's…