Ultrathin BiFeO₃ breaks the 30 nm limit, delivering fourfold stronger piezoelectricity

Piezoelectric materials, which convert mechanical stress into electricity and vice versa, are essential components in sensors ...

Drone video from inside a Fukushima reactor shows a hole in pressure vessel, likely fuel debris

A video taken by tiny drones sent into one of three damaged reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant shows a ...
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Underground Science and Engineering Master’s Specialization

Underground Scientists and Engineers are responsible for designing the modern world beneath our feet—from structures that support our cities and protect us against extreme weather and geological ...
Nature

Metabolic engineering articles from across Nature Portfolio

Metabolic engineering is the use of genetic engineering to modify the metabolism of an organism. It can involve the optimization of existing biochemical pathways or the introduction of pathway ...
Nature

Materials science articles from across Nature Portfolio

Materials science is an interdisciplinary field concerned with the understanding and application of the properties of matter. Materials scientists study the connections between the underlying ...

This lab that's determined to discover new drugs isn't where you might expect

Kelly Chibale says that the hunt for new drugs is kind of like a fairy-tale quest. And it takes a lot of time and patience.
Tri States Public Radio

Inside a rare lab that's blazing a bold trail as it hunts for new drugs

Kelly Chibale says that the hunt for new drugs is kind of like a fairy-tale quest. And it takes a lot of time and patience.