The invention is a metamaterial, which is a material engineered to feature new and unusual properties that depend on the material's physical structure rather than its chemical composition. In this ...

In an experiment reminiscent of the "Transformers" movie franchise, engineers at Princeton University have created a type of ...

In an experiment reminiscent of the Transformers movie franchise, engineers at Princeton University have created a type of material that can expand ...

Empowering undergraduates to think critically about science in the media and society. A revolution is quietly unfolding in the field of evolutionary biology, challenging entrenched paradigms and ...

Let's turn the sun into a telescope. In fact, we don't have to do any work—we just have to be in the right spot.

Arnold Mathijssen, a physicist at the University of Pennsylvania, is partial to pour-over coffee, which involves manually pouring hot water over ground beans and filtering it into a pot or mug below.