Within a modest engineering laboratory at Duke University, a new type of researcher is quietly at work next to an optical ...

If you were able to visualize the passage of time, it may appear as looping ribbons of color, these fragments ribboning and glinting whenever they refracted light. Researchers at the University of ...

Scientists at McGill University in Quebec say they have developed a flexible 3D printer designed to help rebuild injured ...

Haozhe "Harry" Wang's electrical and computer engineering lab at Duke welcomed an unusual new lab member this fall: ...

The red pigments in some fall leaves have proven to be a puzzle for researchers who debate why leaves bother to go red.

DNA isn't just a long string of genetic code, but an intricate 3D structure folded inside each cell. That means the tools ...

Summary: University of Queensland researchers have achieved a scientific first by capturing the yellow fever virus in near-atomic detail, uncovering key structural differences between vaccine and ...

Yes, mollusks. Mollusks have a special composite material lining their inner shell, known as “nacre.” Nacre, also known as ...

A squishy robotic "eye" can focus automatically in response to light, without any external power. The ultrapowerful robotic ...

A sophisticated analysis of experimental ARPES data confirmed that the electronic properties of each chain are truly one-dimensional, and calculations further predict an exciting phase transition. For ...

Ozempic, MRI machines and flat screen televisions all emerged out of fundamental research decades earlier — the very types of ...

From the column: "It is not about memorizing facts or following authority. It is about curiosity, imagination, and the ...