In this quick science demo, I show how tiny water beads transform when you add salt. First I compare dry beads to ones that ...

Researchers have created microscopic robots so small they’re barely visible, yet smart enough to sense, decide, and move completely on their own. Powered by light and equipped with tiny computers, the ...

Since then, the initiative has made significant strides in reducing salt runoff, improving road maintenance practices, and ...

Scientists at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) have achieved a historic breakthrough in nuclear energy by launching ...

Teleportation is no longer science fiction, but it is not what you think it is. Imagine looking at your computer screen and seeing a message that seems to leap from one part of the globe to another in ...

Sugar Land, Texas • It was a joyous day, the fulfillment of a quarter-century of hard work and relentless fundraising. Srinivasachary Tamirisa, a retired doctor living in Sugar Land, Texas, beamed ...

Discover how ordinary salt and common household items can be used in creative ways for science experiments and practical cleaning solutions. Watch as we demonstrate the classic floating egg experiment ...

Scientists in China have performed an experiment first proposed by Albert Einstein almost a century ago when he sought to disprove the quantum mechanical principle of complementarity put forth by ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Every winter across most of the northern US, giant bags of salt ...

ABSTRACT: Biochar, also known as hydrochar, is a solid residue resulting from organic matter being combusted in low or no-oxygen environments, such as during the process of pyrolysis, gasification, or ...

Microscopic image of fluid inclusions in 1.4-billion-year-old halite crystals, which preserve ancient air and brine.Justin Park/RPI Over a billion years ago, a shallow subtropical lake in what is now ...

The phrase “lightning in a bottle” is usually used as a metaphor for something rare or impossible to reproduce. In a recent YouTube experiment, a creator known as Electron Impressions gave the phrase ...