Science & Technology
Researchers from ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ have created a low-cost solar cell with one of the highest power-conversion efficiencies to date, by layering cells and using a unique combination of elements.Â
Kevin Costner, eat your heart out. New research shows that the early Earth, home to some of our planet’s first lifeforms, may have been a real-life "waterworld."
A new study taps into mathematics to probe how people make fraught choices, such as whom to vote for on election day.
Gregory Whiting and his research group are preparing for the thrill of a lifetime: two parabolic flights, each expected to provide around 10 minutes of reduced gravity to test and model how 3D printing of functional materials works in lunar gravity.
Underground robots will soon become part of ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ’s efforts to achieve new feats of spelunking as part of a high-stakes competition launched by the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.
Henry Kapteyn and Margaret Murnane, pioneers in the field of laser science, have won this year's prestigious Benjamin Franklin Medal in Physics.
Buildings that can heal their own cracks, absorb toxins from the air or even glow on command? They may not be so far off, a new study suggests.
The way nutrients and drugs move within the body has more in common with space-bound rockets and jets than you might think.
Researchers have discovered the structure of the FACT protein—a mysterious protein central to the functioning of DNA.
The International Space Station has a problem with fungus and mold—and BioServe Space Technologies at ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ is investigating potential fixes thanks to a new grant from NASA.