If you haven't heard of a tardigrade before, prepare to be wowed. These clumsy, eight-legged creatures, nicknamed water bears, are about half a millimeter long and can survive practically anything: ...

A new way to make large ultrathin infrared sensors that don’t need cryogenic cooling could radically change night vision for ...

As part of a long-term collaboration, researchers in Prof. Y. Shirley Meng's lab at the UChicago Pritzker School of Molecular ...

Northwestern University Trustee Kimberly K. Querrey (’22, ’23 P) has made a $10 million gift to create and enhance the ...

Illustration courtesy Getty ImagesThe Earth's magnetic field quietly supports life on the planet and now, for the first time, its invisible powers ...

As the demand continues to grow for batteries capable of ultra-fast charging and high energy density in various sectors—from ...

Consumer electronic devices are made from materials that we have been using for more than 60 years, mainly silicon, germanium ...

A team of researchers has successfully predicted abnormal grain growth in simulated polycrystalline materials for the first time -- a development that could lead to the creation of stronger, more ...