Scientists Have Turned Unwanted Sawdust into a Fire-Resistant Super Material Christopher Plain·March 27, 2026Scientists have created a fire-resistant material out of sawdust that offers a more sustainable alternative to burning the sawdust for energy
Scientists Have Developed a Laser-Controlled Magnet With No Heating Required Ryan Whalen·January 29, 2026Swiss researchers have developed a new technique allowing for magnetic polarity changes using only a laser beam.
Holographic Ultrasound Breakthrough Enables Scientists to Unlock a New Frontier in Brain Stimulation Research Ryan Whalen·October 6, 2025An international team of researchers has developed a novel method of repurposing ultrasound technologies to manipulate neural activity.
“The Earth May Not Be as Extraordinary as We Think”: Study Finds Earthlike Planets Are Common, but Not So for ‘Water Worlds’ Christopher Plain·September 20, 2025New simulations suggest Earthlike planets may be much more typical than previously thought whereas water worlds may not.
An Unknown ‘Fifth Force’ May Explain a Baffling Physics Mystery—These Researchers Have a Bold New Plan to Uncover It Micah Hanks·July 11, 2025Physicists at ETH Zurich in Switzerland have a novel plan to uncover an unknown fifth force of nature long theorized to exist.
“We Have Finally Found the Last Piece of the Puzzle”: Scientists Solve a Long-Standing Seismic Mystery Ryan Whalen·June 18, 2025Almost 3,000 kilometers underground, a seismic mystery has been solved as earthquake waves anomalous behavior is finally explained.
First-Ever “Metalenses” Turn Invisible Light Visible and Are Dramatically Thinner Than Glass Lenses Christopher Plain·June 5, 2025Breakthrough ultrathin metalenses not only focus light like traditional lenses but also turn invisible light into visible light.
In the Search for Extraterrestrial Life, This Surprising Result May Bring us Closer to a Groundbreaking Discovery Ryan Whalen·April 7, 2025"What if extraterrestrial life is not found?" international researchers ask, seeking to understand how negative results could aid future work.
Mysterious Submerged ‘Lost World’ Discovered Beneath the Pacific Ocean Stumps Scientists Christopher Plain·January 9, 2025An international team of geophysicists says it has discovered evidence of a "lost world" hidden beneath the Western Pacific Ocean.
This “Magical” Sensor is Powered Exclusively by Sound and can be Activated with a Single Word Christopher Plain·February 2, 2024Swiss inventors have created a seemingly magical, patented sensor powered exclusively by sound that could have numerous medical and industrial applications.
Virtual Reality Avatars are Becoming More Lifelike, Spelling Trouble for Fake News Kenna Hughes-Castleberry·February 4, 2022A new study shows that using AI algorithms can create more lifelike virtual reality avatars, making it harder to find what is real.