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Scientists make 'no-melt' ice cream that stays solid for hours at room temperature

Scientists found that adding natural-occurring antioxidants dramatically reduces ice cream melting and dripping.

This Velcro-like Antibiotic Could Be the Key to Defeating Superbugs

New study reveals how an antibiotic can trap pathogenic bacteria like velcro.

Tattoo ink may cause blood cancer. Inked people have a 21% higher risk of lymphoma

Did you know tattooed people have a 21 percent higher chance of developing lymphoma?

Mysterious element Promethium forged by the Manhattan Project finally reveals its chemical properties

This chemical element has been one of the most difficult to study due to its high radioactivity and instability.

Scientists make diamonds from scratch in only 15 minutes

It takes over a billion years of high pressure cooking deep inside the Earth's mantle to make diamonds. But this synthetic variety took just a quarter of an hour to make.

Making cement and bricks out of the gemstone olivine could cut CO2 emissions by 11 percent

Cement and clay bricks could be replaced with olivine-based alternatives.

Meet Mammoth, the world’s largest vacuum that now sucks thousands of tons of carbon out of the air

We'll need many more such Mammoths if we're serious about climate change.

Sodium-ion hybrid batteries could recharge EVs in seconds

By combining traditional battery and supercapacitor tech, researchers have developed a super 'Frankenstein' battery that combines the best of both worlds.

Scientists make the first single-atom-thick sheet of gold. It's called 'goldene'

The new material could revolutionize catalysis and more.

This is the first fractal molecule in nature — the unexpected geometric artwork of evolution

Scientists discovered an enzyme in cyanobacteria that forms a Sierpiński triangle, revealing nature's first known molecular fractal.

Programmable metafluid changes its properties on demand

We've never seen something like this before.

Scientists brew the future with AI that 'tastes' Belgian beer to make it better

Belgian scientists use AI to predict and improve beer flavors.

Scientists stick materials together without using glue — just electricity

It's an electric twist to material bonding. Plus, it's completely reversible at the push of a button.

Scientists detect extraterrestrial metal in 3,000-year-old treasure from Spain

This may have been the Bronze Age, but craftsmen in Spain somehow got their hands on meteorite iron.

Researchers find 4,000-year-old lipstick — and it comes in the coolest packaging

This luxurious Bronze Age lipstick tube has a unique design, and It was also possibly one of the earliest branded lipsticks.

Bacteria turns plastic waste into super-strong spider silk

Researchers found that the bacteria not only consume the plastic but also transform it into something extraordinary.

Defying the impossible: How a Nobel Laurate chemist invented a new field in catalysis against all odds

Benjamin List's groundbreaking research defied the field and created sustainable, safer catalysts.

Google AI predicts over 2 million new crystals. Is this the future of material science?

DeepMind's AI GNoME has predicted 2.2 million new crystal structures, vastly expanding potential materials for advanced technology development.

Explosive made by alchemists 400 years ago detonates in purple. Scientists finally know why

First described by alchemists, the puzzle of why fulminating gold detonates in purple smoke has finally been solved.

Plastic out of thin air? Scientists make alternative plastic from atmospheric nitrogen

Researchers develop sustainable, flame-retardant plastics using atmospheric nitrogen instead of fossil fuels.

Healthy plants grown in lunar soil for the first time

Adding a pinch of three types of bacteria to lunar soil could significantly increase its fertility. Here is the proof.

World's oldest water is 1.6 billion years old -- and this scientist tasted it

Apparently, it tastes 'very salty and bitter'.

This new desalination device makes water cheaper than your tap

Desalination systems often incur losses because of salt-clogging. Here is a device that can make desalination more efficient than ever.

What does a chemical element sound like? It's not a trick question

Using data sonification, a creative scientist has created haunting melodies from the elements.

The sweet chemistry of saltwater taffy: air bubbles work all the magic

Researchers have an idea how to make taffy taste better.

Scientists witness "quantum superchemistry" in action for the first time

Particles in a shared quantum state can catalyze faster and produce more controlled chemical reactions.

How did the first sugars appear? A question as important as the origin of life

Could a simple chemical, glyoxylate, have paved the way for the evolution of early life on Earth?

Unlocking melanin's structure paves the way for ultraprotective sunscreens

A breakthrough discovery in melanin's structure may pave the way for advanced sunscreens and alternative energy sources.

A deer tooth pendant carries the DNA of a woman from Eurasia

How did human DNA end up in a deer tooth pendant?

Ibogaine, a psychedelic used in shamanistic rituals gives rise to new drugs that treat depression and addiction

Two novel drugs that work like ibogaine promise to treat depression and addiction, two overlooked evils that can ruin humanity.

Scientists make 'BeerBots' that speed up the brewing process

These tiny nanocapsules could be a game changer for beer brewing.

This graphene tattoo shows promise as a treatment for cardiac arrhythmia

If your heart beats irregularly, here is a graphene tattoo that can keep your heartbeat in check, even better than a pacemaker.

This catalyst can upcycle plastic waste in ways that almost seem too good

A zirconium-based catalyst promises to break down polymers. It's probably the best plastic-degradation solution we've come across.

Scientists unlock the fruity aroma of fermented coffee

Fermented coffee has a unique fruity aroma that makes it totally different from other caffeined brews.

Researchers turn superglue into a strong, transparent plastic alternative

Researchers have developed a method for producing strong plastic materials by tweaking the chemical structure of superglue.

School kids show NASA how life-saving EpiPens become poison guns in space

NASA didn't know a space secret that these kids recently discovered during their experiment involving EpiPen.

Single-molecule switch is a million times faster than a transistor

The ultrafast electron switch could theoretically enable computations orders of magnitude faster than currently possible with classical transistors.

There are actually two kinds of water, with slightly different properties

Water really is a strange liquid.

3D-printed Jell-O-like structure using peptide inks could be gamechanger for regenerative medicine

Bioprinting has come a long way, but there's still much ground to cover.

Scientists discover a new type of ice that behaves like liquid water

It's been described as "stop-motion water".

This hempcrete won’t get you high but it can make your dream green home affordable

Concrete made of hemp could replace traditional bricks, blocks, and other building materials.

New ultrathin gold coating can make your glasses defog themselves

Finally, salvation from foggy glasses!

Scientists find chemical clues that may unravel the secret to the superior sound of Stradivarius violins

A hidden layer between the wood and varnish of Stradivarius violins may contribute to their signature heavenly sound.

Researchers discover the heaviest substance ever found in an exoplanet's atmosphere

Barium is 2.5 times the weight of iron.

World's whitest paint is now thin enough to coat and cool down cars, trains and planes

The 'whitest white' can reflect up to 98% of incoming light, including ultraviolet frequencies.

Neolithic people in Scotland were already making porridge 6,000 years ago

Neolithic porridge, anyone?

A new pair of shoes changed the life of a special penguin

The story of Lucas the penguin and his almost magical shoes that gave him the power to walk again.

Scientists created diamonds from plastic bottles and then used them to study giant gas planets

This suggests "diamond rain" may be quite common on other planets.

New aluminum batteries could be the dirt cheap alternative to lithium-ion that we've all been waiting for

The time has come to try aluminum-sulfur batteries — a promising cheaper alternative to storing energy.

Do you really know what's inside your tattoo ink? This study offers some clues

Researchers found that tattoo ink labels are largely inaccurate and may contain ingridients that are not listed.