Material based on foam made from waste microplastics can be used as acoustic and thermal insulation
An in-depth look at a selected research article and its significance.

Putting Microplastics to Good Use

Interstellar Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons
1- and 2-Cyanonaphthalene detected using spectral matched filtering of radio telescope data

New Moves for the Leidenfrost Effect
Discovery makes it necessary to revise our understanding of the mechanism behind the hovering of water droplets on a hot surface

Growing Living Composites
Bacteria used to grow bionic mineralized composites with ordered microstructures

UV/IR-Light Concentrating Molecules for Solar Windows
Optimizing both power production and transparency by selectively harvesting invisible parts of the solar spectrum

How Plant Roots Sense Compacted Soil
Restricted ethylene diffusion as a signal for plants

Antimony Nanofilms as Optical Phase Changers
Phase transition of pure antimony allows state switching

Water Electrolyzer for Mars
One of the main challenges for manned Mars expeditions is the need for sufficient oxygen and fuel

Generating True Random Numbers Using DNA Synthesis
Using the stochastic nature of chemistry to perform randomizing tasks

Print Your Own Microscope
Low-cost, open-source, modular, 3D-printed microscopy toolbox