Protein can be switched on to conduct electricity like a metal

A research team got a lab result that even he couldn't quite believe. It goes against all conventional wisdom: the first evidence of a protein that could conduct electricity like a metal.

The First Interstellar Object May Have Just Visited Our Solar System

The object zoomed into our solar system from an extreme angle above the path in which most planets and asteroids orbit the sun.

Saudi Arabia is first country to grant citizenship to robot

A robot named “Sophia” has made history, as it became the first ever to be granted a full Saudi Arabian citizenship.

Portugal Kids Reach Crowdfunding Goal for Climate Lawsuit against EU

As Portugal reels from its worst wildfires on record, seven Portuguese children have met an important crowdfunding goal for their major climate lawsuit against 47 European nations.

See-through solar cells could close gap to meet electricity demand

This could turn 5-7 billion square meters of glass alone into solar power plants, plus power your cell phone and other gadgets.

Physicists have breakthrough on brittle smart phone screens

New 'potato stamp' technique combining silver and graphene may create cheaper, more flexible and eco-friendly screens.

Australian Scientists Create Super Thin Material With Simple New Method

  • 27 Oct 2017

Researchers have discovered a simple technique to make atomically thin flakes of material. The breakthrough, published in Science, is expected to lead to faster, more energy efficient electronics.

New smart home hub can control 27,000 devices

A new smart home controller has been launched on the Australian market with the claim that it offers a number of features that differentiate it from competing products, such as those from Apple and Google.

Deforestation linked to palm oil production is making Indonesia warmer

In the past decades, large areas of forest in Sumatra, Indonesia, have been replaced by cash crops like oil palm and rubber plantations. New research shows that these changes in land use increase temperatures in the region.

Spots on supergiant star drive spirals in stellar wind

A Canadian-led international team of astronomers recently discovered that spots on the surface of a supergiant star are driving huge spiral structures in its stellar wind.

Large declines seen in teen substance abuse, delinquency

More than a decade of data indicates teens have become far less likely to abuse alcohol, nicotine and illicit drugs, and they also are less likely to engage in delinquent behaviors, such as fighting and stealing, according to results of the US survey.