According to conventional wisdom, the compound microscope was invented at the beginning of the seventeenth century and made possible the immediate discovery of cells. This is nonsense. The textbook ...

With millions of electric vehicle batteries nearing the end of their use, researchers have ...

Two cups of warm water don't make one cup of boiling water. But in the quantum world, multiple low-energy photons can combine ...

A home machinist and microscopy enthusiast has documented a detailed technical conversion of a scanning electron microscope (SEM) into a transmission electron microscope (TEM), demonstrating that ...

For the first time ever, scientists are attempting to reverse cellular aging in a living patient. The target: incurable vision loss. The risk: cancer.

Since the 1980s, researchers have sought to use laser light to control chemical reactions relevant to photochemistry, catalysis and light-responsive materials. But this technique, known as coherent ...

Scientists have developed a material that converts ordinary sunshine into UV light, opening new possibilities for solar-powered technologies.

Aurora borealis fans, tonight is for you. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is predicting "active" geomagnetic activity for Saturday night going into early Sunday morning.

Today:Early fog in the far southwest clears quickly. Most areas stay dry with sunshine and variable cloud, though northern and northeastern regions may see isolated showers. Light winds overall, ...

Senegenin is the main bioactive ingredient isolated from the dried roots of Polygala tenuifolia Willd. In recent years, senegenin has been proved to possess a variety of pharmacological activities, ...

Human-derived organoids improved heart function in pigs with ischemic heart disease, laying the groundwork for their therapeutic potential in humans.