Space & PhysicsJuly 1, 2017
Fuzzy Fibers Could Help Rockets Take the Heat
The Velcro-like threads could help tomorrow’s spacecraft engines reach Mars or beyond
Chemistry
ChemistryJune 30, 2017
Newly Isolated Nutmeg Compound Out-Cools Menthol
Neolignan molecule is a potent activator of cold-sensitive neuron channel
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ChemistryJune 29, 2017
Synthetic “Melanin” Could Act as a Natural Sunscreen
Pigmentlike nanoparticles could protect cells from the sun’s damaging rays
ChemistryJune 28, 2017
A Cat Turned Milk into Popular Plastic
Casein, used in artistic buttons and now coffee creamer, got started when a cat got rowdy in a lab
ChemistryJune 26, 2017
The Beers and the Bees: Pollinators Provide a Different Kind of Brewer’s Yeast
A North Carolina lab taps stinging insects for an ancient microbe to use in “bumblebeer”
AutomobilesJune 26, 2017
Affordable Catalysts Give Green Vehicles a Push
Reducing the platinum in fuel-cell catalysts could help bring hydrogen-powered vehicles to the mass market
ChemistryJune 22, 2017
Create Underwater Fireworks with Chemistry
A color-bursting science project
ChemistryJune 22, 2017
Sphere Made to Redefine Kilogram Has Purest Silicon Ever Created
New measure, to take effect in 2018, relies on crystal that is free of impurities
EnvironmentJune 20, 2017
New Biofuel Could Work in Regular Diesel Engines
The need for specially designed engines to run biodiesel is holding back the technology
PolicyJune 13, 2017
Opioids Still Needed by Some Pain Patients
The "other victims" of the opioid epidemic are pain patients who need the drugs but cannot now get them because of fears related to their use
NeuroscienceJune 9, 2017
“A Feature, Not a Bug”: George Church Ascribes His Visionary Ideas to Narcolepsy
Projects at the famed biologist’s lab include DNA data storage and resurrecting the woolly mammoth
ChemistryJune 8, 2017
Slime: Is It a Solid, Liquid--or Both?
A slow-flowing project from Science Buddies