Water rolls on h-BN but encounters friction on graphene. Atomic structure and substrate shape nanoscale movement, guiding advances in coatings and anti-icing surfaces.

Researchers developed a genetically encoded fluorescence lifetime indicator that enables quantitative imaging of ATP levels ...

(NIR) light. By embedding a phthalocyanine dye into lipid bilayers, the team achieved local heating that modulates membrane ...

A new impact-based design turns gentle everyday motion into bursts of electricity, greatly boosting the power output of ...

Researchers created tough hydrogel artificial tendons, attached them to lab-grown muscle to form a muscle-tendon unit, then ...

Ultrablack reflects less than 0.5% of light and is useful for cameras, solar panels, and telescopes but is hard to make and ...

Rocket launches waste valuable materials and release greenhouse gases and ozone-depleting chemicals. Experts explore applying ...

Kappa Tucanae A, 70 light-years away, hosts dust hotter than 1,000 degrees Fahrenheit that should not survive. Astronomers ...

When a commercial quantum computer will surpass classical machines for real-world optimization is unknown, but probabilistic ...

Microrobot swarms self-assemble into artificial microtubules under confinement, moving cargo through tight channels and ...

Cluster-based MOFs built from gold nanoclusters show adjustable electronic properties. Reducing cluster distance boosts conductivity up to 31, enabling nanoelectronic uses.

A biodegradable smart sensing tag measures temperature and humidity in real time and flags threshold breaches, offering sustainable monitoring for sensitive shipments.