A two-dimensional material made entirely of carbon called graphene won the Nobel Prize in 2010. Graphyne might be even better.
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You are an energy field — but not the “chakras” or “auras” kind.
Drop sodium in water, and a violent, even explosive reaction will occur. But quantum physics is needed to explain why.
In many ways, it was worse than Chernobyl.
Do the benefits of plastics outweigh the costs?
Civil engineer Martin Lebek has a brilliant plan to redress the world’s phosphorus imbalance.
Venus Life Finder could launch as early as 2023.
The intensely white coloration of the shrimp is a remarkable feat of bioengineering.
Organic molecules can be produced by living or non-living systems. But the recent findings are very intriguing.
We may be the last generation born not knowing if we are alone in the Universe.
For millennia, diamonds were the hardest known material, but they only rank at #7 on the current list. Can you guess which material is #1?
Rare and costly paints have shaped art history in unforeseen ways. Mummy brown caused one artist to bury his paint.
Crystallization is an entirely random process, so scientists have developed clever ways to investigate it at a molecular level.
Fire was crucial to the evolution of human technology. That's why alien species stuck in the "oxygen bottleneck" may be forever primitive.
Quality down time is important for relationships. Here are three practical suggestions to create more of it.
The emergence of life in the universe is as certain as the emergence of matter, gravity, and the stars. Life is the universe developing a memory, and our chemical detection system could find it.
Is free will a phantom of brain chemistry, or are we truly in control of our lives? A question debated by great minds for millenia.
It could one day fuel nuclear fusion reactors.
Dead whales inspire a way to find extraterrestrial life on Mars.
There may be more energy in methane hydrates than in all the world’s oil, coal, and gas combined. It could be the perfect "bridge fuel" to a clean energy future.
Every astrobiologist wants to find an alien. But the public should be skeptical when the "aliens" look like tiny humans.
Bend it. Stretch it. Use it to conduct electricity.
Old coal mines can be converted into "gravity batteries" by retrofitting them with equipment that raises and lowers giant piles of sand.
I think, therefore I am (rich).
The long-standing debate over whether dinosaurs were more like birds or lizards is drawing to a close.
Looking at our planet with post-Copernican eyes has the power to change how we relate to it and each other.
This is a great improvement over the typical brew time of 12 to 18 hours.
All life forms, anywhere in our Universe, are chemically connected yet completely unique.
What would it take to create a truly intelligent microbot, one that can operate independently?