To shrink electronics further, innovative chemical deposition methods may save the day
Researchers experiment with area-selective atomic layer deposition to precisely place layers of conducting and insulating materials within circuits
Ancient organic molecules found on Mars
Curiosity rover also reports data on the red planet’s mysterious methane plumes
Electric fields get hydrogel robots to work (and dance)
Soft robotic structures walk forward, pick up objects, and even dance in response to electric fields
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At BIO convention, business boomed, and drug pricing loomed
Diversity, drug prices, and 'right to try' permeated conversation at the drug industry meeting
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U.S. EPA advisers want to give formal feedback on plan to restrict the science used by agency
Surprised by proposal, scientific experts to ask agency chief to wait for their feedback before finalizing rule
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Giving enzymes floppy surfaces can enhance their activity
Added surface glycine residues cause partial unfolding that adapts enyzyme to low temperatures
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Fire-retardant electrolyte could usher in practical lithium metal batteries
Solution containing lithium salt-solvent clusters makes lithium metal batteries safer and long-lasting
Polymer solar cell hopes to claim new record
Engineering two organic molecules for better compatibility boosts the conversion efficiency of polymer solar cells to 14.2%
Mining archived data for emerging pollutants
Data sharing project lays groundwork for contaminant “early warning network”
Showcasing science’s role in addressing plastic in oceans
International exhibition visits Washington, D.C.
Ancient organic molecules found on Mars
Curiosity rover also reports data on the red planet’s mysterious methane plumes