Scientists at Harvard have discovered how salts like lithium bromide break down tough proteins such as keratin—not by ...

Key TakeawaysThe textile and meat-processing industries produce billions of tons of waste annually in the form of feathers, wool and hair, all of ...

Researchers from Japan have discovered a unique Hall effect resulting from deflection of electrons due to "in-plane ...

Train delays can cascade into stalled commutes, economic losses, and vacation snags. Scheduling trains is computationally complex, though: It can take ...

The College of Natural Sciences welcomed more than a dozen new tenured and tenure-track faculty members in 2025.

Wiping mirrors with towels sounds reasonable until you see the lint and streaks left behind (see these tips for streak-free ...

Momota Akter is currently pursuing a funded PhD in Organic Chemistry in the Department of Chemistry at Michigan State University (MSU). She is conducting her research under the supervision of ...

Plasma, ionized gas and the fourth state of matter, makes up over 99% of the ordinary matter in the universe. Understanding ...

Graphene is stronger than steel and a better conductor that copper, making the two-dimensional material of particular ...

The findings resolve a long-standing problem in fundamental physics. Scientists at Hiroshima University have created a practical and highly sensitive method for detecting the Unruh effect, a ...