An accidental invention of dissolvable glitter examined closely under the microscope.

Even experts disagree about the impacts AI will have on our lives. The debate has less to do with how the technology works and more to do with how we feel about it.

In 1929, Ernest Orlando Lawrence invented the cyclotron: a compact, efficient particle accelerator that used magnets. Two ...

“My favorite foodservice equipment is the Rational combi oven. It’s incredibly versatile, combining steam and convection to ...

My list of medically related anniversaries for 2026 includes William Withering’s Botany, The Botanical Arrangement of All the Vegetables Naturally Growing in Great Britain , which was published 250 ...

However, due to its fragility, aerogel has played a vital role in space exploration. Aerogels are 99.8 per cent air. They are ...

Arriving as a tourist in 1990, Peter Nagy ended up staying in India for 35 years, experimenting with ceramics, colour, and ...

The following vignettes highlight the recipients of the 2026 Arthur C. Cope Award and Arthur C. Cope Scholar Awards, presented by the American Chemical Society in recognition of excellence in organic ...

As part of the first-in-human trial, participants received more than 15 times the standard dose of the chemotherapy drug doxorubicin every 21 days for up to one year. “Usually, a patient can only ...

James Moylan, who thought up the little arrow on your gas gauge that tells you what side of the car your fuel filler sits, has passed away. Moylan was a Ford interior trim designer who came up with ...

Drawing on his love of fly-fishing, he developed a balloon catheter that removes blood clots from patients’ limbs in a minimally invasive way. It has saved millions of lives.

Before we can answer this question, we need to think about another one: “What is art?” Art is something people make to share ideas or feelings. It can make others think or feel something too. Art can ...