"We have tested." Young students invent incredible plastic alternative made from unexpected material: 'Very durable and ...

Researchers at the Nano Life Science Institute (WPI-NanoLSI), Kanazawa University, report in the Journal of the American Chemical Societythe use of three-dimensional atomic force microscopy (AFM) and ...

Bacterial Cellulose Supermaterials Break Strength Barriers Scientists at Rice University and University of Houston have ...

Chirality, a property where structures have a distinct left- or right-handedness, allows natural semiconductors to move ...

In the global race to reduce plastic pollution, manage packaging waste, and create new jobs in the process, the United States risks falling behind - not because of a lack of innovation, but because of ...

The remnants of Tropical Storm Barry dropping intense rain on a flood-prone region caused the deadly flood in Texas, meteorologists said. Cloud seeding, the process of introducing particles into a ...

Researchers have found microplastics everywhere — in our seas, drinking water, food and even people’s bodies, including the brain, bloodstream, vital organs and breast milk. Now, scientists are ...

It’s one of the wellness world’s biggest buzzwords, with a thriving industry dedicated to products claiming to stimulate its release in our bodies. Gaba, short for gamma-aminobutyric acid, is a ...

A Yale-led research team has uncovered how a naturally occurring biological mechanism is able to prevent sperm cells from interacting with an egg, preventing fertilization. The discovery, found in ...