Researchers at Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia, Canada, are working out how to make artificial spider silk. Spiders build their webs out of lightweight, incredibly tough, [...]
Scientists at the University of Rochester in the USA have treated metals so that they keep dry even when splashed with water. Chunlei Guo, professor of optics at the [...]
Researchers in the USA have found a simple way to remove carbon dioxide – a gas, or a special type of air – out of the air around us. Carbon dioxide is also [...]
Scientists have worked out a way to take better pictures of tiny parts of our bodies called cells, using disposable nappies. Professor Boyden and his colleagues found that [...]
Researchers at Montana State University (USA) and Brandenburg University of Applied Sciences (Germany) have come up with an explanation for the beautiful colours of hot [...]
Researchers from North Carolina State University in the USA and Qatar University have developed a super-strong mixture of metals that is stronger for its weight than any [...]
You probably know that there’s a problem with petrol. It’s made from crude oil dug out of the ground, and at some point in the future, supplies will run out. So [...]