
Blasts from the Past: Old Nuke Test Films Offer New Insights [Video]
Archival mid-century footage could help physicists certify the safety and effectiveness of modern U.S. nuclear weapons

Blasts from the Past: Old Nuke Test Films Offer New Insights [Video]
Archival mid-century footage could help physicists certify the safety and effectiveness of modern U.S. nuclear weapons

Why One Researcher Marched for Science
Lisa Klein, from the materials science and engineering department at Rutgers University, commented on the March for Science at an April 21 talk to the chemistry department at Lehman College in the Bronx.


Drivers Gear Up for World's First Nanocar Race
Chemists will navigate molecular wagons along a tiny golden track

Printing Glass
A new technique lets 3D printers create objects made of glass, which has optical and material advantages over traditional polymer.
This video was reproduced with permission and was first published on April 19, 2017. It is a Nature Video production.

New Technology Brings Star Wars–Style Desert Moisture Farming a Step Closer
Scientists have found a way to pull water from the air using only energy from the sun

Can We Improve National Security Using What We Know about Face Recognition?
Most people struggle at the job we ask passport officers to do

Researchers Produce High-Quality Ink from Air Pollution
The pollution coming out of your tailpipe could be recycled into high-quality ink according to a group of researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

What Is the "Mother of All Bombs" That the U.S. Just Dropped on Afghanistan?
The mushroom cloud from the 22,000-pound air-blast bomb was meant to send a clear message

Tiny Silk Batteries Dissolve within Weeks
Biodegradable power source could run medical implants deep in the body

NASA Funds 22 Futuristic Ideas for Space Exploration
The research grants provide funding for new studies of spacecraft propulsion, synthetic biology and more

A Tiny Detection Chip Could Find Methane Leaks Autonomously
IBM will soon field-test technology that sees methane leaking from oil and gas well pads

New Window Screens Filter Pollution from Air
Specially treated screens can keep out 90 percent of particles harmful to our health