Science-Technology

High-quality liquids, such as motor oil, can be created by upcycling polyethylene plastic waste

A stretchable light-emitting device becomes an epidermal stopwatch.

The sugar wars are about to change your food label. Here's why

Hydrogen fluoride: dangerous and surprisingly useful

Insights about the receptor for sensing sweets, such as chocolate cake, could someday lead to better-tasting food.

NASA is allowing Elon Musk and SpaceX to play by a different set of rules. And while NASA may be content to fund Musk’s bad behavior and poor performance, the American taxpayer shouldn’t be.

A study has identified new compounds in fire ants' venom that could contribute to hypersensitive reactions

Sunlight Converts Polystyrene to Carbon Dioxide and Dissolved Organic Carbon

I doubt that the inventor will be accompanying you on any interplanetary voyage

If H2Pro’s new method proves to be a big breakthrough, hydrogen could become an ideal energy carrier for a decarbonized world

By drawing inspiration from the spiky porcupinefish skin, researchers have made a sturdy superhydrophobic material.

A cap containing a new type of EEG electrode can be used to control a toy car with brain waves

Inspired by chameleon skin, this flexible material changes color in response to heat and light

Wood microfluidic devices could analyze small amounts of liquids in a more environmentally friendly way

ISRAEL21c visits Prof. Muhammad Bashouti at Ben-Gurion University to learn how he is transforming microscopic matter into sensors and solar cells.

Palmer amaranth, the king of weeds, cripples new herbicides

A new calcium-based conservation treatment could help preserve cultural heritage sites

Interactions between just two small molecules could help explain the origin of life on Earth

Here's what you need to know about their chemical missions

A Wearable Skin-Like Ultra-Sensitive Artificial Graphene Throat

This foil paper doll, as seen above, is able to move thanks to a new material.

A new type of nanomaterial tape, shown here mounted in a conventional tape dispenser, sticks strongly to surfaces over a wide range of temperatures

Painless vibrating vest created at Ben-Gurion University enables delivery of remote commands to four-legged assistants.

Companies such as BP are using Fieldbit’s technology to bring offsite expertise to help onsite technicians through a pair of smart glasses

Researchers are translating protein sequences into musical compositions.

The streamlined plane scheduled for commercial use by 2022 is sustainable, quiet and emission-free