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It's the first time that footage of atoms bonding and separating has been recorded.
A coated polyurethane foam could become an indispensible tool in our oil cleanup kit.
The findings offer renewed hope of finding oxygen on alien worlds.
As the Hans Sigrist Prize is claimed by Ignas Snellen for groundbreaking exoplanet research, the message is clear--the search for other worlds is heating up.
Scientists have used a complex setup that allowed them to image intermediate chemical compounds that typically last only a thousandth a billionth of a second.
The team is currently working with climate scientists to compare the new dataset with in situ observations and with the output from salinity models.
The printed objects are small, but very complex.
"There's an app for that" has never been more relevant.
The mystery of how complex carbon molecules--buckyballs-- came to be detected in interstellar space may have been solved.
This is not good news.
Oxygen, in the right place at the right time, makes for spectacular fossils.
Sick of plastic waste? So are these researchers.
Who said size doesn't matter?
Propeller-shaped molecules trap CO2, which can then be used to manufacture useful organic materials.
This study rocks.
Whenever you poke at your phone, hit the power button on your laptop, or start your Tesla, know that the work of these three laureates made it possible.
Smells like work!
Make something out of nothing. Failing that, make soap out of straw.
The Arctic is seeing a buildup of pollutants linked to fossil fuels.
Nifty.
It might pave the way for molecular-sized transistors.
If Cleopatra was closeby, you'd probably smell her before you see her.
The conditions necessary to form the building blocks of life are more feasible than meets eyes.
If it's icky but it works....
Basically, this is boot camp for training antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
Electrons are weird, but we're starting to understand them a bit better.
The technology isn't yet ready for the market -- but it's not far off, either.
Old tricks, new ways to implement them.
Can't the Moon just go to the tap like the rest of us?
These exceptions desert gems were created by a powerful meteorite impact.
Finally, an alternative to Styrofoam we can all support.
How science can help you consistently make the perfect cup of joe.
Circular plastics may finally be upon us.
Oxygen? In this economy?! Pffff.
Japanese Breaking Bad? Not really -- this time it's about science, not profit.
Be sure to post it on Instagram, too! #lunch #realfood
A new polymer incorporated into Li-ion batteries could dramatically improve their performance.
Lignin’ on a dream!
I do like cleaner seas.
"Poetic justice" comes to mind.
Drink up!
Graphene aline can be challenging to work with on its own, but composites are already functional.
Dirt me uuuuupppp.
We don't think about breathing -- but it's a complex process that could help us one-day make hydrogen gas more efficiently.
In the Canadian Arctic, mercury isn't rising only in thermometers.
We're flushing valuable untapped energy down the toilet.
Y'ouch.
Two of my favorite things combined: pastry and science.
It's like a battery, but flowy. And it works with heat.
Still no aliens. But this is definitely a cool find!