materials science

We have the solution to Wordle (#777) on August 5, as well as some helpful hints to help you figure out the…

Submersible disasters are extremely rare—and vessels are built to last. Girguis cites the Alvin: Commissioned in…

The cucumber-mimicking experiment is the first demonstration of plant-like tropism in an actuator, and it’s part of…

Friction is resistance. In this case, it tells you how hard it is for something to get across the membrane. If you…

Dayna Baumeister, codirector of Arizona State University’s Biomimicry Center, isn’t surprised that the paint has so…

Eventually, Xenofon Strakosas, an assistant professor working in Berggren’s lab, figured out the problem: In…

The breakthrough launched a debate: What do we make now? One faction wanted to grow a face, but the faction that…

The world’s deadliest animal is a picky eater. Because they transmit viral diseases like Zika and chikungunya, and…

Technologies enabled by quantum science will help researchers better understand the natural world and harness…

When electrons couple up, further quantum trickery makes superconductivity unavoidable. Normally, electrons can’t…