A new MIT study reveals the exact mechanisms of lithium-ion battery charging, paving the way for faster, longer-lasting, and ...

A light-sensitive polymer changes how it conducts heat and lithium ions by switching molecular order, revealing a path toward ...

The isotopic ratio of sulfur-33 on the moon differs from that of Earth. Did the moon's sulfur instead come from the impactor ...

This festive season, as we adorn ourselves with gold and silver, few realise that these precious metals were born in the ...

A new study reveals how young synapses gradually mature to send chemical signals correctly — a process that can take days and depends on neural activity.

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Startup Leo Cancer Care is transforming proton radiation treatment with a simple idea: having patients sit up instead of ...

Ice XXI” is an entirely new phase of ice with a crystal structure that’s more complex than the ice found on Titan or Ganymede ...

A pairing-off of the brightest planet and a slender crescent moon will be the chief celestial attraction in the dawn sky ...

From wooden models to thousands and thousands of structures, Julia Robinson tells the story of how Richard Robson, Susumu ...

Radon is a colorless, odorless, radioactive gas that seeps from the ground as uranium decays in rocks and soil. Outdoors, it ...

Sometimes, we have a fundamental shift in the way we view things—a shift in consciousness, sense of self, or worldview—and ...