Materials
A new mathematical model could answer puzzling questions about frozen water.
Food and drinks can be made into quantum dots that glow as LEDs.
Fatty layer covering snakeskin protects animal's underside against scrapes and wear.
Major companies from Hershey to Barilla are exploring the technology.
New form of matter fills in a decades-old gap in theoretical physics.
On the fifth anniversary of giant Gulf oil spill, a look at new remediation technology.
When you squeeze them with a constant force, they can crumple at different rates.
Preserving paintings is now a matter of chemistry.
Two Massachusetts teams develop slick coatings to keep ketchup, other items from sticking to surfaces.
Research shows how salt in the environment can destroy ancient buildings and art.
Researchers make robots by electrifying paper.
Splashing Droplets Can Take Off Like Airplanes