Forget Supercars—the Fastest Man-made Object Is a Space Probe
A normal car going 50 km/h (31 mi/h) would need 34 days to circle the Earth, which has…
Physicists Detect Neutrinos At the Large Hadron Collider In a Landmark First
If middle school and high school science has taught us anything about particle physics, it’s that atoms are…
New “Super Jelly” Hydrogel Acts Like Shatter-Proof Glass When Under Pressure
Earlier this year, they were used to treat skin ulcers from patients suffering from diabetes; next, they were…
Record-Breaking “Hot Jupiter” Exoplanet Is Spiraling Towards Its Doom
Astronomers looking out to the sky have spotted an exoplanet that proves to break some records; in fact,…
New Recyclable Thermoset Polymer Is Based Off of Wood Lignin
Materials scientists and engineers would be the first to tell you that there are primarily two kinds of…
Reusable and Freezable Hydrogels Skip the Need for Ice Cubes
Some of you may have heard of those reusable ice packs that people sometimes put in their drinks…
Newly-Found “Propeller Star” Is the Fastest-Spinning White Dwarf Ever Found
Much like the planets that surround it, our own Sun also rotates around its axis. In fact, the…
Why Are Glass Windows Transparent?
Surely you’ve gone and looked out the window at some point in your life; perhaps in a car,…
Addressing the Future of Solid-State Batteries Using Electrochemical Pulses
Dreaming of a future wherein humanity has begged off fossil fuels entirely in favor of completely electrical systems…
Scientists Made “Soft” Robots By Blowing Them Up Like Bubbles
If you’ve ever been a kid at some point in your life, chances are you’ll know the true…