An international team including scientists from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory has used neutron ...

Organic molecular crystals can respond to external stimuli such as heat, light, and mechanical force, making them attractive candidates for next-generation functional materials. However, predicting ...

When engineers think about protective materials, like those used in packaging and support, they usually think about strength, ...

India, July 7 -- In a significant development, researchers from Bengaluru have shown for the first time that how a metal interacts with light can be actively tuned by applying mechanical strain. The ...

An international research consortium announced on June 29 that it has experimentally confirmed two previously unknown superconductors — the first materials ever identified from scratch by a ...

A 2023 study published in Science Advances identified the mechanism that has kept Roman harbors, aqueducts, and seawalls intact for two thousand years while modern concrete often cracks within decades ...

When it comes to converting sunlight into useful energy, a lot of effort has been focused on photovoltaics, as this is a ...

Researchers at Queen's University have secured over $14 million in funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research ...

Since the 1980s, researchers have sought to use laser light to control chemical reactions relevant to photochemistry, ...

June 16 - Fifteen years ago, the United Nations Human Rights Council did something it almost never does: it endorsed a major normative framework unanimously. The U.N. Guiding Principles on Business ...

It’s been an active year in the markets. And while you regularly use Investor to monitor the effects of Wall Street’s twists and turns on your portfolio, you may be looking for a little extra ...

Jonathan Kwan is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at New York University Abu Dhabi and was previously the Markkula Center’s Inclusive Excellence Postdoctoral Fellow in Immigration Ethics. Views ...