Chemistry

The strong, conductive material could be used for wearable electronics and medical implants, researchers say 

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded today to Jean-Pierre Sauvage, Sir James Fraser Stoddart and Bernard L. Feringa for the design and synthesis of molecular machines.  

Jean-Pierre Sauvage, James Fraser Stoddart and Bernard L. Feringa share the 2016 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the design and synthesis of molecular machines.

A trio who built motors and devices a fraction the size of a human hair has set the stage for a new type of industry

The Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded today to David J. Thouless, F. Duncan Haldane and J. Michael Kosterlitz for theoretical discoveries of topological phase transitions and topological phases of matter.  

David J. Thouless, F. Duncan Haldane and J. Michael Kosterlitz split the 2016 Nobel Prize in Physics for theoretical discoveries of topological phase transitions and topological phases of matter.

After 50 hours in a lab, three Ohio eighth graders convert Styrofoam food containers into a patent-worthy new water filter

A protein from microscopic creatures called tardigrades keeps their DNA protected—and could someday shield humans from radiation.

Companies worry Trump will harm global trade, while Clinton accuses them of price-gouging

Compounds from the Southeast Asian tree offer hope for a safer opioid alternative, but research could slow to a crawl as the DEA steps in 

The weekend’s IED incidents are a reminder of ways that resourceful attackers can make their own weapons

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