Could we really make Captain America’s shield? A materials scientist weighs in.
Captain America’s star-spangled shield can stand up against the universe’s most powerful forces all thanks to vibranium. This ...
AI used to design a multi-step enzyme that can digest some plastics
Unfortunately, there isn't an enzyme for many reactions we would sorely like to catalyze—things like digesting plastics or ...
Quantum-inspired advancement turns crystal gaps into terabyte storage for classical memory
From punch card-operated looms in the 1800s to modern cellphones, if an object has an "on" and an "off" state, it can be used ...
Scientists are baffled after discovering a mysterious radioactive 'blip' deep under the Pacific Ocean
Scientists have been left baffled after discovering something vast and radioactive lurking in the depths of the Pacific Ocean ...
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Terabytes Stored in Millimeter-Sized Crystal
From punch card-operated looms in the 1800s to modern cellphones, if an object has an "on" and an "off" state, it can be used to store information.In ...
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Negative refraction of light using atoms instead of metamaterials
Scientists have demonstrated that negative refraction can be achieved using atomic arrays -- without the need for artificially manufactured metamaterials. Scientists have long sought to control light ...
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Secrets of Size: Atoms to Supergalaxies
In this mind-bending series, Jim Al-Khalili explores the vast range of size in the universe, from tiny atoms to gigantic, interconnected galaxies.