Catching atoms in action: watching next-gen materials crystallize

Researchers melted, super-cooled and then reheated a model alloy of aluminum and samarium, and monitored the reheating process in real time with a combination of high-energy x-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy.

A sustainable and recyclable carbon nanotubes thermoelectric paper

The device, produced by bacteria, takes advantage of the residual heat and transforms it into electricity for innovative sensing applications.

Structural colors, without the shimmer

Researchers have developed a new method to produce structural colors that don't change with the angle of viewing.

Scientists use Nobel-prize winning chemistry for clean energy breakthrough

Scientists have used a Nobel-prize winning chemistry technique on a mixture of metals to potentially reduce the cost of fuel cells used in electric cars and reduce harmful emissions from conventional vehicles.

Layered cocktails inspire new form of male birth control

Inspired by colorful layered cocktails, researchers have developed a medium-term, reversible male contraceptive.

Harnessing light for a solar-powered chemical industry

Nanotechnology for solar power paves way for more sustainable chemical manufacturing industry, one of the globe's biggest energy users.

Ingestible, expanding pill monitors the stomach for up to a month

Soft, squishy device could potentially track ulcers, cancers, and other GI conditions over the long term.

Artificial intelligence instantly captures materials' properties

Scientists have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) to seriously accelerate the development of new technologies from wearable electronics to flexible solar panels.

Antireflection coating makes plastic invisible

Researchers have developed an antireflection coating that improves on existing coatings to the extent that it can make transparent plastics, such as Plexiglas, virtually invisible.

Waterproof graphene electronic circuits

Water molecules distort the electrical resistance of graphene, but a team of researchers has discovered that when this two-dimensional material is integrated with the metal of a circuit, contact resistance is not impaired by humidity.