This spring, the museum is hosting events exploring everything from how our ancestors wielded wooden tools to the work of ...

Book science helps decipher and preserve fragile manuscripts, at a moment when climate change and mass digitization are ...

Concussions are a common injury, responsible for as many as 3 million emergency room visits every year. Children playing ...

The nanomaterial vanadyl hydroxide behaves more like a pseudocapacitor than a battery when it forms as a star-shaped ...

A hands-on science festival at the Exploratorium invites visitors to explore the microscopic world through interactive exhibits, live demonstrations and more from leading Bay Area labs.

Star-shaped vanadium hydroxide nanoparticles show that changing a material's shape from sheets to stars shifts its energy ...

Microplastics are everywhere, and the numbers keep rising. Why? The obvious answer is that there are more of them — but that ...

But when we push metal components down to the nanoscale, the traditional rules of physics start to warp. In 3D printing, this is a nightmare, as even a tiny error can wreck an entire structure. Now, a ...

A University of Michigan researcher stumbled upon a crucial caveat for every study of microplastics—lab gloves may have ...

A study finds glove-derived particles can contaminate samples, leading to overestimation of microplastics, and emphasizing ...

The tools meant to detect microplastics—lab gloves—might be quietly skewing the results. A new University of Michigan study ...

Nitrile and latex gloves worn by scientists measuring microplastics may lead to a potential overestimation of the tiny ...