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Safe potassium-ion batteries

Exploring strangeness and the primordial Universe

Scientists boost gene-editing tools to new heights in human stem cells

Modeling study estimates spread of 2019 novel coronavirus

To make amino acids, just add electricity

A nanoscale lattice of palladium and yttrium makes for a superlative carbon-linking catalyst

Ultra-high energy events key to study of ghost particles

Anti-solar cells: A photovoltaic cell that works at night

What a pair! Coupled quantum dots may offer a new way to store quantum information

Branding in a hyperconnected world

Does news coverage of crashes affect perceived blame?

New encapsulation technique protects electronic properties of sensitive materials

First all-optical, stealth encryption technology developed

Nanotechnology: Putting a nanomachine to work

A quantum of solid

Self-learning heat­ing control system saves energy

If it takes a hike, riders won't go for bike sharing

Bats inspire detectors to help prevent oil and gas pipe leaks

Wearable health tech gets efficiency upgrade

Newest solar telescope produces first images

Newest solar telescope produces first images

Citizen science discovers a new form of the northern lights

Sustainable 3D-printed super magnets

Researchers combine X-rays and laser light to image sprays

Robot sweat regulates temperature, key for extreme conditions

Citizen science discovers a new form of the northern lights

Beating the heat in the living wings of butterflies

Synchronized swimming: Biology on a micro-scale

Traditional Chinese medicinal plant yields new insecticide compounds

Color-changing bandages sense and treat bacterial infections

Finer particulate matter (PM1) could increase cardiovascular disease risk

Anti-solar cells: A photovoltaic cell that works at night

Superfast insights into cellular events

Demand for drone delivery in e-retail is high, ability to meet that demand low

Designing a puncture-free tire

Monitoring intermediates in CO2 conversion to formate by metal catalyst

Brain networks come 'online' during adolescence to prepare teenagers for adult life

New injection technique may boost spinal cord injury repair efforts

Meteorite chunk contains unexpected evidence of presolar grains

MRI-based mapping of the squid brain

New bio-inspired wing design for small drones

What a pair! Coupled quantum dots may offer a new way to store quantum information

An ultrafast microscope for the quantum world

Scientists find far higher than expected rate of underwater glacial melting

Revolutionary reversible 4D printing with research collaborators

New toxic byproducts of disinfecting drinking water

Making sense of flexible sensor systems

Swing feel in jazz music: The role of temporal fluctuations

Meteorite chunk contains unexpected evidence of presolar grains

Molecule modification could improve reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel

Protein pores packed in polymers make super-efficient filtration membranes

Space super-storm likelihood estimated from longest period of magnetic field observations

Driven by Earth's orbit, climate changes in Africa may have aided human migration

Nanoparticle chomps away plaques that cause heart attacks

Tiny salamander's huge genome may harbor the secrets of regeneration

New gene correction therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy

As seen in movies, new meta-hologram can be used as a communication tool

Hey Google, are my housemates using my smart speaker?

Artificial intelligence predicts treatment outcome for diabetes-related vision loss

For cheaper solar cells, thinner really is better

Nanoparticle chomps away plaques that cause heart attacks

Science at the interface: Bioinspired materials reveal useful properties

New study debunks myth of Cahokia's Native American lost civilization

Parkinson's disease may start before birth

Lab turns trash into valuable graphene in a flash

Method detects defects in 2D materials for future electronics, sensors

Researchers advance solar material production

How to take a picture of a light pulse

Lab turns trash into valuable graphene in a flash

Buildings can become a global CO2 sink if made out of wood instead of cement and steel

Current model for storing nuclear waste is incomplete

Keto diet works best in small doses, mouse study finds

Astronomers detect large amounts of oxygen in ancient star's atmosphere

New gene correction therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Discovery sheds new light on how cells move

Discovery sheds new light on how cells move

AI to help monitor behavior

A sustainable alternative to crude oil

Enhancing drug testing with human body-on-chip systems

New portable tool analyzes microbes in the environment

Security risk for e-scooters and riders

Engineers examine lithium battery defects

Commercial air travel is safer than ever

New stretchable battery can power wearable electronics

New insights about the brightest explosions in the Universe

A megalibrary of nanoparticles

Principles for a green chemistry future

The easy route the easy way: New chip calculates the shortest distance in an instant

Chemicals in the environment: A focus on mixtures

How're your cells' motors running?

Assessing risk of chemicals to wildlife is huge challenge that requires new approach

Quantum physics: On the way to quantum networks

Going with the flow: New insights into mysterious fluid motions

'Jumping genes' help stabilize DNA folding patterns

Blue-emitting diode demonstrates limitations and promise of perovskite semiconductors

Predictive touch response mechanism is a step toward a tactile internet

Acetone plus light creates a green jet fuel additive

Astronomers detect large amounts of oxygen in ancient star's atmosphere

Engineered capillaries model traffic in tiny blood vessels

Microchip capability expanded ewith new 3D inductor technology

Researchers regrow damaged nerves with polymer and protein

Integrating micro chips for electronic skin

Quantum experiments explore power of light for communications, computing

Taming electrons with bacteria parts

New understanding of condensation could lead to better power plant condenser, de-icing materials

Will the future's super batteries be made of seawater?

Research supports new approach to mine reclamation

Ghostly particles detected in condensates of light and matter

Predicting the degradation behavior of advanced medical devices

How moon jellyfish get about

Less may be more in next-gen batteries

OSIRIS-REx completes closest flyover of sample site nightingale

Keeping lead out of drinking water when switching disinfectants

Sea level rise could reshape the United States, trigger migration inland

Late Neolithic Italy was home to complex networks of metal exchange

Americans perceive likelihood of nuclear weapons risk as 50/50 toss-up

Electrochemical method for extracting uranium, and potentially other metal ions, from solution

Solving a biological puzzle: How stress causes gray hair

Earth's oldest asteroid strike linked to 'big thaw'

Residues in fingerprints hold clues to their age

Engineers develop recipe to dramatically strengthen body armor

Determining the atomic structure of natural products more rapidly and accurately

Mixing the unmixable: Novel approach for efficiently fusing different polymers

Deep-sea osmolyte makes biomolecular machines heat-tolerant

Inner complexity of Saturn moon, Enceladus, revealed

Ultrafast camera takes 1 trillion frames per second of transparent objects and phenomena

Brewing a better espresso, with a shot of math

Insect bites and warmer climate means double-trouble for plants

Emissions of potent greenhouse gas have grown, contradicting reports of huge reductions

Platypus on brink of extinction

Dozens of non-oncology drugs can kill cancer cells

Self-moisturizing smart contact lenses

Brewing a better espresso, with a shot of math

Coating helps electronics stay cool by sweating

Designer-defect clamping of ferroelectric domain walls for more-stable nanoelectronics

Buckyballs can pave the way for molecular electronics

New technique to study molecules and materials on quantum simulator discovered

Novel composite antimicrobial film could take a bite out of foodborne illnesses

Flooding damage to levees is cumulative -- and often invisible

Well-designed substrates make large single crystal bi-/tri-layer graphene possible

Addressing global warming with new nanoparticles and sunshine

First detailed electronic study of new nickelate superconductor finds 3D metallic state

Record-breaking terahertz laser beam

The salt of the comet

Dialing up the heat on nanoparticles

Light-up wheels: Unique organic light-emitting molecular emitters

Laser diode emits deep UV light

New scheduling tool offers both better flight choices and increased airline profits

Programmable nests for cells

'Melting rock' models predict mechanical origins of earthquakes

Quantum physics: Controlled experiment observes self-organized criticality

AlphaZero learns to rule the quantum world

Ingestible medical devices can be broken down with light

Walking with atoms: Chemical bond making and breaking recorded in action

Spider-Man-style robotic graspers defy gravity

A wearable gas sensor for health and environmental monitoring

A technology for embedding data in printed objects

Chemists allow boron atoms to migrate

Scientists measure the evolving energy of a solar flare's explosive first minutes

Molecules move faster over rough terrain

Not all of nature's layered structures are tough as animal shells and antlers

The core of massive dying galaxies already formed 1.5 billion years after the Big Bang

The way you dance is unique, and computers can tell it's you

Charge model for calculating the photoexcited states of one-dimensional Mott insulators

Here and gone: Outbound comets are likely of alien origin

Self-assembled artificial microtubules developed

Internet use reduces study skills in university students

How sensitive can a quantum detector be?

Electron spins in slowly moving quantum dots may be controlled by electric fields

Billions of quantum entangled electrons found in 'strange metal'

Billions of quantum entangled electrons found in 'strange metal'

In death of dinosaurs, it was all about the asteroid -- not volcanoes

Fossil is the oldest-known scorpion

Scientists unexpectedly witness wolf puppies play fetch

Improved brain chip for precision medicine

Reinventing the computer: Brain-inspired computing for a post-Moore's Law era

How anti-sprawl policies may be harming water quality

The mysterious, legendary giant squid's genome is revealed

Organized cybercrime -- not your average mafia

New optical technique captures real-time dynamics of cement setting

What's MER? A new way to measure quantum materials

Lights on for germ-free wound dressings

Complex porous, chiral nano-patterns arise from a simple linear building block

Deep learning enables real-time imaging around corners

Photoelectrochemical water-splitting efficiency hits 4.5%

Deep learning enables real-time imaging around corners

Scientists breach brain barriers to attack tumors

Creating learning resources for blind students

Beauty sleep could be real, say body clock biologists

Taking the temperature of dark matter

Neanderthals went underwater for their tools

Astronomers discover class of strange objects near our galaxy's enormous black hole

Taking the temperature of dark matter

Toward safer disposal of printed circuit boards

New neutron detector can fit in your pocket

Transparency discovered in crystals with ultrahigh piezoelectricity

A new 'cool' blue

Researchers gain control over internal structure of self-assembled composite materials

Astronomers discover class of strange objects near our galaxy's enormous black hole

When the milky way collided with dwarf galaxy gaia-enceladus

New assessment of gas locked in ice in European waters

Air pollution from oil and gas production sites visible from space

Active asteroid unveils fireball identity

Building materials come alive with help from bacteria

New study on a recently discovered chlorophyll molecule could be key to better solar cells

The mysterious movement of water molecules

Opening up DNA to delete disease

Brain model offers new insights into damage caused by stroke and other injuries

Robotic gripping mechanism mimics how sea anemones catch prey

Impaired driving -- even once the high wears off

Iodine may slow ozone layer recovery

Astronomers reveal interstellar thread of one of life's building blocks

Resale ticket markets benefit sports teams and fans

Clothes last longer and shed fewer microfibers in quicker, cooler washing cycles

Who's liable? The AV or the human driver?

The wisdom of crowds: What smart cities can learn from a dead ox and live fish

More federal funding needed to increase Americans' active transportation habits

Street network patterns reveal worrying worldwide trend towards urban sprawl

Colloidal quantum dot laser diodes are just around the corner

Not so fast: Some batteries can be pushed too far

Galactic gamma-ray sources reveal birthplaces of high-energy particles

Physicists prove that 2D and 3D liquids are fundamentally different

No need to dig too deep to find gold!

Silica particles may lead to new treatments for obesity and diabetes

Watching complex molecules at work

X-rays and gravitational waves will combine to illuminate massive black hole collisions

Man versus machine: Can AI do science?

Connecting the dots in the sky could shed new light on dark matter

'Cold Neptune' and two temperate super-Earths found orbiting nearby stars

Connector fungi offer new clues to fate of nitrogen in warming tundra

Meteorite contains the oldest material on Earth: 7-billion-year-old stardust

Meteorite contains the oldest material on Earth: 7-billion-year-old stardust

Living robots built using frog cells

Researchers solve a scientific mystery about evaporation

How the solar system got its 'Great Divide,' and why it matters for life on Earth

Influential electrons? Physicists uncover a quantum relationship

Can solar geoengineering mitigate both climate change and income inequality?

Leviathan polymer brush made with E. coli holds bacteria at bay

A new approach to making airplane parts, minus the massive infrastructure

Tuning optical resonators gives researchers control over transparency

Scientists find oldest-known fossilized digestive tract -- 550 million years

TESS dates an ancient collision with our galaxy

Atomic tuning on cobalt enables an eightfold increase of H2O2 production

Nano-objects of desire: Assembling ordered nanostructures in 3D

High temperatures due to global warming will be dramatic even for tardigrades

AI can detect low-glucose levels via ECG without fingerprick test

Tuning optical resonators gives researchers control over transparency

Machine keeps human livers alive for one week outside of the body

Bacteria-shredding tech to fight drug-resistant superbugs

A replacement for exercise?

Molecular switch for repairing central nervous system disorders

Baby and adult brains 'sync up' during play

Stars need a partner to spin universe's brightest explosions

Pioneering tool to manage media industry's digital carbon footprint

Chemists find new way to break down old tires into material for new ones

Engineers develop 'chameleon metals' that change surfaces in response to heat

Satellite constellations harvest energy for near-total global coverage

Scientists transform a BBQ lighter into a high-tech lab device

Shocked meteorites provide clues to Earth's lower mantle

'Superdiamond' carbon-boron cages can trap and tap into different properties

Puzzle of early Neolithic house orientations finally solved

Low-temp photocatalyst could slash the carbon footprint for syngas

SuperTIGER on its second prowl -- 130,000 feet above Antarctica

Deep learning differentiates small renal masses on multiphase CT

Technique allows dolphin pregnancy exams to mirror those in humans

Laserphysics: At the pulse of a light wave

New open-source software judges accuracy of computer predictions of cancer genetics

Transformative 3D printing approach established from insight into developmental biology

Mars: Water could disappear faster than expected

Ultrasound can make stronger 3D-printed alloys

An 18-carat gold nugget made of plastic

Deep learning, 3D technology to improve structure modeling, create better drugs

A stripped helium star solves the massive black hole mystery

Unused stockpiles of nuclear waste could be more useful than we might think

Experiment on beta-decay sheds light on fate of intermediate-mass stars

Decoding hidden brain chatter to advance neuroprostheses

Visualizing chemical reactions, e.g. from H2 and CO2 to synthetic natural gas

Scientists capture for first time, light flashes from human eye during radiotherapy

African grey parrots spontaneously 'lend a wing'

Machine learning shapes microwaves for a computer's eyes

Molecular factories: The combination between nature and chemistry is functional

Copper-based nanomaterials can kill cancer cells in mice

Fastest chemical reaction in ionized water observed

Cancer: Giving entire course of radiation treatment in less than a second is feasible

Researchers discover new building blocks of catalyst zeolite nanopores