6+ hour, 27+ min ago  (338+ words) In recently published research, scientists have revealed a special alloy that could change the game with its combination of temperature tolerance, resistance to wear, and previously unheard of fracture toughness. How do you make one alloy that has it all?...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago  (202+ words) This glue is made from leftover cooking oil, which contains fatty acids that are ideal for making flexible, durable, and moisture resistant polymers. "These materials [] rival low-density polyethylene (LDPE) in flexibility and strength and notably outperform commercial adhesives in shear…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago  (203+ words) This corralled supercooled liquid relies on the surprising property that some atoms in a liquid remain stationary regardless of temperature. Understanding the atomic machinations of metals is more important than ever, as technologies of ever-increasing complexity must get the most…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (237+ words) It turns out that we may have been totally wrong about what makes ice slippery. While one might think of ice as rather simple, when you delve into its deeper physics, things start to get a little more interesting. According…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (403+ words) Scientists from two large neutrino studies in the U.S. and Japan join forces to see if the elusive particle might lie at the heart of our matter-dominated existence. Here's what you'll learn when you read this study: One of the biggest…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (286+ words) It's way different than our planet. Meteorite potassium-40 content that had been measured earlier was also lower than that of the surface rocks. Strangely, it was not an exact match for any of the primordial rock samples, which probably means…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (390+ words) Scientists created this new phase of ice'known as Ice XXI'by supercompressing water to 20,000 times normal pressure in just 10 milliseconds. Ice isn't all that complicated. Gather together some H20 molecules, drop the thermostat to zero degrees Celsius (at atmospheric pressures) and voila'ice....

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (231+ words) A new study has found a way to leverage this technology to create 3D-printed metal structures 20 times stronger than those made by traditional methods. "Our work not only enables the fabrication of high-quality metals and ceramics with an accessible, low-cost…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (454+ words) It's all thanks to a titanium beam. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has announced a new way to reliably make element 116, livermorium. The results, made by using a titanium beam to irradiate a sample, could point toward the elusive "island of…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (522+ words) This strange gas could be key to finding extraterrestrial life. Science fiction writer and futurist Arthur C. Clarke once said, "Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying." And perhaps that…...