A flash of light traps this material in an excited state indefinitely, and new experiments reveal how it happens.

Within the animal kingdom, mussels are masters of underwater adhesion. The marine mollusks cluster atop rocks and along the bottoms of ships, and hold fast against the ocean’s waves thanks to a gluey ...

There is a big problem with quantum technology—it's tiny. The distinctive properties that exist at the subatomic scale ...

Each year since 2003, the Tripathy Memorial Endowed Summer Graduate Fellowship has been presented to an outstanding, qualified senior graduate student whose research topic is in the various fields of ...

Researchers developed a new system for turning used coffee grounds into a paste, which they use to 3D print objects, such as packing materials and a vase. They inoculate the paste with Reishi mushroom ...

Nature is proud to be associated with a new award for women in technology. The world needs more prizes for exceptional ...

Researchers have discovered a new method by which a catalyst can be used to selectively burn one molecule in a mixture of hydrocarbons -- compounds made of hydrogen and carbon atoms.

Mixing our bodies' slimy mucus with sticky polymers produces a glue that can be used as a 'biomedical adhesive', scientists ...

Plastic that conducts electricity might sound impossible. But there is a special class of materials known as "electronic ...