Water heaters' methane leaks are high, but fixable

Natural gas escapes from water heating systems through leaks and because some is not combusted by the burner. These tiny inefficiencies can add up: The resulting emissions of methane—a powerful...

Advance could enable remote control of soft robots

Soft materials, such as rubber or polymers that can endure drastic changes to their shape, are promising for applications where flexibility and shapeshifting abilities are paramount.

'It's heartbreaking': Homeless during pandemic left out in the cold — figuratively and literally

With most shelters full and operating at a lowered capacity to adhere to physical distancing rules, some cities including Montreal, Vancouver and Toronto, are putting up the homeless in hotels. But advocates say there...

Will it really take 'weeks' to ease physical distancing? Maybe not

With increasing evidence that Canada has succeeded in flattening the COVID-19 curve, the next challenge is when and how to begin easing Canada's physical distancing rules. Take it slow and...

See-through Skin

Baptised in artificial waters, connective tissues rejoice in pre-set harmony; their purpose reborn as receptive intercessors that ache to vicariously denounce the darkness. Transplanted behind shaded spots of vacant eyes...

Scientific machine learning paves way for rapid rocket engine design

Researchers are developing a faster modeling technique for rocket engine designers to test performance in different conditions.

Importance of mitochondrial small proteins in energy production

A small mitochondrial protein is necessary for energy production and its malfunction could be behind a range of degenerative diseases, according to new study.

How to add a carbonyl to a molecule using carbon monoxide and light

Palladium-catalyzed reaction makes acid chlorides, amides, esters, and ketones from both alkyl and aryl halides

7 Midwest governors to look at 4 factors in reopening economy

Seven Midwest governors unveiled a plan Thursday to analyze four factors in determining whether to reopen their economies.

Coronavirus: Is there any evidence for coronavirus lab release theory?

BBC News examines allegations that the coronavirus was accidentally released from a lab.

New camera can detect single photons of light at record speeds

The world's first megapixel photon-counting camera and a first-of-its-kind image sensor technology are capable of detecting single photons of light at record speeds.

New photon-counting camera captures 3D images with record speed and resolution

Researchers have developed the first megapixel photon-counting camera based on new-generation image sensor technology that uses single-photon avalanche diodes (SPADs). The new camera can detect single photons of light at...

Pushing the limits of 2-D supramolecules

Scientists at the University of South Florida have reached a new milestone in the development of two-dimensional supramolecules—the building blocks that make areas of nanotechnology and nanomaterial advancement possible.

Molecular networks serve as cellular blueprints

Networks are at the heart of everything from communications systems to pandemics. Now researchers have found that a unique type of network also underlies the structures of critical cellular compartments...

Comment on "Light-induced lattice expansion leads to high-efficiency perovskite solar cells"

Tsai et al. (Reports, 6 April 2018, p. 67) report a uniform light-induced lattice expansion of metal halide perovskite films under 1-sun illumination and claim to exclude heat-induced lattice expansion....

Response to Comment on "Light-induced lattice expansion leads to high-efficiency solar cells"

Rolston et al. suggest through a convective heating scheme that the mechanism of light-induced lattice expansion is from light-induced thermal heating. We bring out key differences in the physical observables...

Erratum for the Report "Design of an in vitro biocatalytic cascade for the manufacture of islatravir" by M. A. Huffman, A. Fryszkowska, O. Alvizo, M. Borra-Garske, K. R. Campos, K. A. Canada, P. N. Devine, D. Duan, J. H. Forstater, S. T. Grosser, H. M. Ha

Erratum for the Report "Mutual control of coherent spin waves and magnetic domain walls in a magnonic device" by J. Han, P. Zhang, J. T. Hou, S. A. Siddiqui, L. Liu

A dual light-driven palladium catalyst: Breaking the barriers in carbonylation reactions

Transition metal–catalyzed coupling reactions have become one of the most important tools in modern synthesis. However, an inherent limitation to these reactions is the need to balance operations, because the...

Topological funneling of light

Dissipation is a general feature of non-Hermitian systems. But rather than being an unavoidable nuisance, non-Hermiticity can be precisely controlled and hence used for sophisticated applications, such as optical sensors...

Balancing volumetric and gravimetric uptake in highly porous materials for clean energy

A huge challenge facing scientists is the development of adsorbent materials that exhibit ultrahigh porosity but maintain balance between gravimetric and volumetric surface areas for the onboard storage of hydrogen and methane gas—alternatives...

Innovating the peer-review research process

A team of scientists led by a Michigan State University astronomer has found that a new process of evaluating proposed scientific research projects is as effective—if not more so—than the...

Gas storage method could help next-generation clean energy vehicles

A research team led by Northwestern University has designed and synthesized new materials with ultrahigh porosity and surface area for the storage of hydrogen and methane for fuel cell-powered vehicles....

Advance could enable remote control of soft robots

Soft materials, such as rubber or polymers that can endure drastic changes to their shape, are promising for applications where flexibility and shapeshifting abilities are paramount. For example, these materials...

Scientists discover new features of molecular elevator

Biophysicists from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology and the University of Groningen in the Netherlands have visualized a nearly complete transport cycle of the mammalian glutamate transporter homologue...

Toilet paper thieves try to make clean getaway but can't roll away from police

Port Hueneme police found 31 rolls of toilet paper, 31 towels of various sizes, four sets of bedsheets and 27 tissue boxes in a vehicle backseat.

Earth Day Poster 2020 - Combining Art and Science

How does NASA combine art and science? Join artist Jenny Mottar as she explains her inspiration and process for creating the 2020 NASA Earth Day poster. Download the poster and wallpapers Video...

Healthier climate: Fava beans could replace soy

The end of soy as a protein substitute? Researchers have found a way to make protein powder using fava beans -- a far more climate-friendly alternative.