Some periods in Earth history are so different from our own that they may as well belong to another planet. Many people are ...

In the latest research, telescope observations of 3I/ATLAS examine its chemical structure and suggest that it took shape in a ...

Carbon quantum dots (CQDs) are tiny carbon-based nanomaterials that have attracted increasing attention as environmentally ...

Atomic defects can tune carbon quantum dots across UV to near-infrared light, guiding cleaner design of sensors, bioimaging ...

Until now, it was generally believed that gold simply does not react with oxygen and therefore does not discolor. On May 21, ...

A humble charcoal inscription discovered on a Pompeii wall has rewritten history. Previously believed to have erupted in ...

The European Patent Office (EPO) today announced the winners of the European Inventor Award 2026 during a ceremony in Berlin.

Push two metal plates together on Earth and nothing happens. Take those same plates into the vacuum of space and they can ...

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory and their collaborators have demonstrated a promising new approach for converting methane—the primary component of ...

From building the Centre for Pulse EPR at Imperial to probing electron transfer in real time, Maxie Rößler is pushing an overlooked technique into the spotlight ...

A plastic bottle tossed into a recycling bin could one day help power an electric vehicle, smartphone or renewable energy ...

Lignin is a key structural component of plants, the largest renewable source of aromatic chemicals in nature, and is present ...