“There is no sign of greenhouse-gas emissions peaking in the next few years.” In an ideal world, such a stark warning — issued by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) — would be enough to persuade delegates…
Protocells—artificial cells—that are active and mimic living cells by moving independently and that are biocompatible and enzymatically active are now possible using an improved method developed by Penn State researchers. Living cells…
Heather L. Ford is a lecturer at the School of Geography, Queen Mary University of London, UK. Cameron Brick is a research associate in the Department of Psychology, University of Cambridge, UK, and an assistant professor of social psychology in…
Move over Godzilla vs. King Kong—this is the crossover event you've been waiting for. Well, at least if you're a condensed matter physicist. Harvard University researchers have demonstrated the first material that can have both strongly…
The creation of photoelectrons through ionisation is one of the most fundamental processes in the interaction between light and matter. Yet, deep questions remain about just how photons transfer their linear momentum to electrons. With the first…
