A 2026 Nanophotonics Early Career Awardee, Qin is harnessing topology and engineered disorder to develop compact optical ...

Avoiding lattice distortion in multivalent batteries enables the harmonious storage of both calcium and magnesium ions.

Fibrates in cholesterol drugs can stop liver cancers from recruiting 'traitor' immune cells, preventing immunotherapy ...

Bringing quantum technologies from the lab onto the chip, Roy Zektzer aims to make quantum research more accessible.

Beneath the forest floor, fungal partnerships help to determine which plants thrive above. The underground fungal networks of canopy trees shape the diversity of the herbaceous plants growing at ...

Despite low estrogen levels, rapid repair responses in lactating animals could help guide new treatments to improve postpartum recovery ...

Hongbian Li shares her experience as a reviewer, shifting to industry, and on translating materials research into real-world applications.

In this first article in a series on philosophy and science, we take a look at materialism and why it is fundamental to science. A short disclaimer before we read further: I’m a materialist.

More than 100 years on after Einstein's 1921 Nobel Prize, some confusion remains around the committee's reasons for omitting relativity. On 9 November 1922, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences voted ...

Roughly 70% of neon produced in the world is used in semiconductor chip manufacturing, and supply chain issues might cause big disruptions. Some of you might be wondering why there is so much anxiety ...

A pair of nuclear astrophysicists explore this question, assessing the risk of this outcome back when nuclear physics was still in its infancy. “Are you saying there’s a chance that when we push that ...

Regaining the sensation of chewing could protect patients with implants from long-term dental damage. While we may not notice it in daily life, we rely on sensory feedback from our teeth not only to ...