As the global auto and energy industries race toward electrification and cleaner technologies, one group of little-known materials is quietly shaping the future. Rare earth elements, vital to electric ...

Sam Kean is a New York Times bestselling science author. His books include Dinner with King Tut: How Rogue Archaeologists Are Recreating the Sights, Sounds, Smells, and Tastes of Lost Civilizations; ...

From the lithium powering EV batteries to the semiconductors inside infotainment systems, today’s cars rely on far more than steel and rubber. One of the most critical but least understood resources ...

Hailed as one of the 50 most important women in science, she found ways to study rare radioactive isotopes and advanced the understanding of nuclear fission.

If you’re like me, ever since COVID-19, you’ve been about as social as a solitary sandpiper. It’s all about, as the Bee Gees sang, stayin’ alive, stayin’ alive, STAYIN’ ALIVE!

Everything around us is built from sets of chemical elements. From the air we breathe to the jewelry we wear. All of these elements can be found on the periodic table that we’ve all had a chance to ...

An unknot (also known as the trivial knot) can be drawn with any number of crossings. Any possible manipulation of a knot diagram that does not fundamentally change the knot can be achieved by a ...

Research suggests some metals’ semicore electrons may be more active on Earth’s surface than previously thought.

Backed by top investors, Periodic Labs aims to create an A.I. scientist by combining machine learning with real-world experiments in the physical sciences.

Abstract: This communication presents a method for large-spacing arrays with grating-lobe-free scanning capabilities. This method achieves grating lobe (GL) suppression by transforming the ...

Upon its initial publication in 1964, the Pirelli Calendar was intended as a niche, high-end corporate gift. Over the decades, it became globally recognised as a cultural phenomenon – a celebration of ...

Critics slammed attempts by Google, Microsoft and Meta to speed up materials discovery. But behind the hype, there is progress.