Search results for materials scientists

Polymers May 12, 2026

Metabolism-inspired hydrogels replicate heartbeat-like motion and photosynthesis

Living organisms sustain themselves through intricate metabolic processes that continuously convert energy and materials into useful functions. Inspired by these biological systems, researchers are now engineering synthetic ...

Condensed Matter May 12, 2026

Atoms vibrate on circular paths—with an unexpected twist

An international team of researchers, including scientists from HZDR and Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society, for the first time directly observed how angular momentum is transferred and conserved within a crystal ...

Molecular & Computational biology May 12, 2026

Blackberries reveal single genetic switch for first-year fruiting, speeding new varieties

Lifting a veil of uncertainty in blackberry genetics, a national team of horticulture scientists have discovered evidence pointing to the single genetic region that controls primocane-fruiting, or the ability to flower and ...

Paleontology & Fossils May 11, 2026

What it would have been like to experience the dinosaur‑killing asteroid armageddon: A blow‑by‑blow account

A great Tyrannosaurus rex strides through the conifer trees of her territory, sniffing the air. She picks up the scent from the carcass of a dead horned dinosaur, Triceratops, that she was feeding on yesterday. She walks ...

Astronomy May 11, 2026

New alien-life test could help Mars and Europa missions read organic molecules

For decades, the search for life beyond Earth has revolved around a key question: What molecules should scientists be looking for on other planets or moons? A new study, published in Nature Astronomy, suggests that the more ...

Biotechnology May 11, 2026

A roadmap for safer, explainable protein-design AI

Protein language models are artificial intelligence tools which help engineer proteins with useful properties, including completely new structures never seen before in nature.

Earth Sciences May 11, 2026

Earth's first continents may trace back to subduction 3.5 billion years ago

An international team of researchers' analysis of minerals from the Pilbara region of Western Australia has given new insight into how ancient continents on Earth formed as far back as 3.5 billion years ago. Professor Tony ...

Ecology May 11, 2026

Q&A: How jellyfish bycatch could be a valuable collagen source for cosmetics and biotech

Dr. Ainara Ballesteros is a Juan de la Cierva postdoctoral researcher at the Institute of Environment and Marine Science Research at the Catholic University of Valencia, where she leads a research group focused on jellyfish ...

Astronomy May 9, 2026

Scientists trace latest interstellar comet's home to a cold, isolated corner of the Milky Way

The comet that rambled past us from another star last year likely originated in a cold, isolated corner of the galaxy that had yet to gel into its own solar system, astronomers reported Thursday.

Astronomy May 9, 2026

Non-rotating early galaxy is a surprise to astronomers

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have made a surprising discovery about a galaxy long, long ago and far, far away: It isn't rotating. That's something only seen in the most massive, mature galaxies that are ...

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