Nature of Water News
August 25, 2025
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Aug. 24, 2025 — Ripple bugs’ fan-like legs inspired engineers to build the Rhagobot, a tiny robot with self-morphing fans. By mimicking these insects’ passive, ultra-fast movements, the robot gains speed, control, and endurance without extra ...
July 29, 2025 — Scientists have cracked open a mysterious layer inside batteries, using cutting-edge 3D atomic force microscopy to capture the dynamic molecular structures at their solid-liquid interfaces. These once-invisible electrical double layers (EDLs) twist, ...
July 11, 2025 — Scientists have discovered a revolutionary new method for creating quantum states by twisting materials at the M-point, revealing exotic phenomena previously out of reach. This new direction dramatically expands the moiré toolkit and may soon lead ...
June 13, 2025 — Scientists have uncovered a previously unknown type of molecular motion inside DNA-based droplets: instead of spreading randomly, guest molecules advance in an organized wave. This surprising ...
May 30, 2025 — Researchers have demonstrated a new technique that uses lasers to create ceramics that can withstand ultra-high temperatures, with applications ranging from nuclear power technologies to spacecraft ...
May 29, 2025 — As the world shifts toward sustainable energy sources, 'green hydrogen' - hydrogen produced without emitting carbon - has emerged as a leading candidate for clean power. Scientists have now developed ...
May 28, 2025 — A new study in Nature describes both the mechanism and the material conditions necessary for superfluorescence at high ...
May 28, 2025 — Researchers have designed a liquid hydrogen storage and delivery system that could help make zero-emission aviation a reality. Their work outlines a scalable, integrated system that addresses several engineering challenges at once by enabling ...
May 27, 2025 — Engineers developed a fuel cell that offers more than three times as much energy per pound compared to lithium-ion batteries. Powered by a reaction between sodium metal and air, the device could be lightweight enough to enable the electrification of ...
May 26, 2025 — Researchers have mathematically elucidated how the presence of crystals and gas bubbles in magma affects the propagation of seismic P-waves. A novel equation was derived to describe the travel of ...
May 24, 2025 — A serendipitous observation has led to a surprising discovery: a new class of nanostructured materials that can pull water from the air, collect it in pores and release it onto surfaces without the ...
May 22, 2025 — If you've ever sat waiting at the doctor's office to give a blood sample, you might have wished there was a way to find the same information without needles. But for all the medical breakthroughs of the 20th century, the best way to detect molecules ...
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Aug. 18, 2025 — For the first time, researchers have measured atomic temperatures in extreme matter and found gold surviving at 19,000 kelvins, more than 14 times its melting point. The result dismantles a ...
Aug. 11, 2025 — Physicists have heated gold to over 19,000 Kelvin, more than 14 times its melting point, without melting it, smashing the long-standing “entropy catastrophe” limit. Using an ultra-fast laser ...
Aug. 5, 2025 — A rare mineral from a 1724 meteorite defies the rules of heat flow, acting like both a crystal and a glass. Thanks to AI and quantum physics, researchers uncovered its bizarre ability to maintain ...
Aug. 1, 2025 — Physicists have discovered that when beams of light interact at the quantum level, they can generate ghost-like particles that briefly emerge from nothing and affect real matter. This rare ...
July 14, 2025 — Using an advanced Monte Carlo method, Caltech researchers found a way to tame the infinite complexity of Feynman diagrams and solve the long-standing polaron problem, unlocking deeper understanding ...
July 9, 2025 — Scientists from UCL and the University of Cambridge have revealed that "space ice"—long thought to be completely disordered—is actually sprinkled ...
July 6, 2025 — Deep in Chile’s Atacama Desert, scientists studied a green crystal called atacamite—and discovered it can cool itself dramatically when placed in a magnetic field. Unlike a regular fridge, this ...
July 5, 2025 — Scientists are on the trail of a mysterious five-particle structure that could challenge one of the biggest theories in physics: string theory. This ...
June 22, 2025 — A Rice University team discovered that bubbling CO₂ through a mild acid dramatically improves the lifespan and efficiency of electrochemical devices that convert CO₂ into useful fuels. This ...
June 17, 2025 — Smashing atomic nuclei together at mind-bending speeds recreates the fiery conditions of the early universe and scientists are finally getting a better handle on what happens next. A sweeping new ...
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June 14, 2025 — Scientists at the University of Michigan have unlocked a long-standing mystery about quasicrystals exotic materials that straddle the line between the orderly structure of crystals and the chaos of ...
May 22, 2025 — Engineers developed a membrane that filters the components of crude oil by their molecular size, an advance that could dramatically reduce the amount of energy needed for crude oil ...
May 21, 2025 — By twisting atom-thin sheets of graphene in just the right way, Rutgers researchers created intercrystals, a new form of matter where geometry alone controls electron behavior. These strange ...
May 21, 2025 — Researchers have detailed the physics behind a phenomenon that allows them to create spin in liquid droplets using ultrasound waves, which concentrates solid particles suspended in the liquid. The ...
May 20, 2025 — Imagine drawing on something as delicate as a living cell -- without damaging it. Researchers have made this groundbreaking discovery using an unexpected combination of tools: frozen ethanol, ...
May 19, 2025 — Underwater or aerial vehicles with dimples like golf balls could be more efficient and maneuverable, a new prototype has ...
May 19, 2025 — If you've ever watched a flock of birds move in perfect unison or seen ripples travel across a pond, you've witnessed nature's remarkable ability to coordinate motion. Recently, a team ...
May 19, 2025 — Researchers have developed a 3D micro-printed sensor for highly sensitive on-chip biosensing, opening new opportunities for developing high-performance, cost-effective lab-on-a-chip devices for early ...
May 15, 2025 — Charge transfer, or the movement of electrons, can occur either within a molecule or between two molecules. Combining the two types of charge transfer is challenging. Now, scientists have developed a ...
May 15, 2025 — A breakthrough study has revealed why emerging electric aircraft engine technology sounds so annoying -- and how to fix ...
May 14, 2025 — A team of engineers has developed a system that could transform desalination practices, making the process more adaptable, resilient and cheaper. The new system is powered by sunlight and uses a ...
May 14, 2025 — New device can give peace of mind and reduce anxiety for breastfeeding moms. It uses bioimpedance, which is currently used to measure body fat, and streams clinical-grade data to a smartphone or ...
May 14, 2025 — In many neurodegenerative diseases, proteins misfold and clump together in brain tissue. Scientists developed a new therapy made of peptides and a sugar that naturally occurs in plants. The ...
May 13, 2025 — Fungi are considered a promising source of biodegradable materials. Researchers have developed a new material based on a fungal mycelium and its own extracellular matrix. This gives the biomaterial ...
May 13, 2025 — Quantum physics keeps challenging our intuition. Researchers have shown that joint measurements can be carried out on distant particles, without the need to bring them together. This breakthrough ...
May 12, 2025 — A team engineers created a twisty high-temperature heat exchanger that outperformed a traditional straight channel design in heat transfer, power density and effectiveness and used an innovative ...
May 9, 2025 — A research team used the German environmental satellite EnMAP (Environmental Mapping and Analysis Program) to simultaneously detect the two key air pollutants carbon dioxide (CO2) and nitrogen ...
May 8, 2025 — In space, energetic neutrinos are usually paired with energetic gamma rays. Galaxy NGC 1068, however, emits strong neutrinos and weak gamma rays, which presents a puzzle for scientists to solve. A ...
May 6, 2025 — Researchers captured sound fields around musical triangles. They wanted to understand the physical properties of the triangle instrument, test assumptions about the contribution of the triangle ...
May 2, 2025 — Lithium-ion batteries have been a staple in device manufacturing for years, but the liquid electrolytes they rely on to function are quite unstable, leading to fire hazards and safety concerns. Now, ...
Saturday, June 14, 2025
Thursday, May 22, 2025
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
- Scientists Discover Class of Crystals With Properties That May Prove Revolutionary
- Physics Advance Details New Way to Control Solid Objects in Liquid
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Monday, May 19, 2025
- Nimble Dimples: Agile Underwater Vehicles Inspired by Golf Balls
- Invisible Currents at the Edge: Research Team Shows How Magnetic Particles Reveal a Hidden Rule of Nature
- Tiny Microlaser Sensors Offer Supercharged Biosensing
Thursday, May 15, 2025
- A Novel Hybrid Charge Transfer Crystal With Reversible Color-Changing Property
- Research Reveals Why Next-Generation Engine Noise Grinds Our Gears
Wednesday, May 14, 2025
- Engineers Tackle Sunlight Intermittency in Solar Desalination
- Got Data? Breastfeeding Device Measures Babies' Milk Intake in Real Time
- Sugar-Coated Nanotherapy Dramatically Improves Neuron Survival in Alzheimer's Model
Tuesday, May 13, 2025
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Friday, May 9, 2025
Thursday, May 8, 2025
Tuesday, May 6, 2025
Friday, May 2, 2025
- 'Cold' Manufacturing Approach to Make Next-Gen Batteries
- Manipulating Microbubbles to Control Fluids
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
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Monday, April 28, 2025
Friday, April 25, 2025
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Wednesday, April 23, 2025
- Smart Bandage Clears New Hurdle: Monitors Chronic Wounds in Human Patients
- Scientists Have Found a Way to 'tattoo' Tardigrades
Thursday, April 17, 2025
Wednesday, April 16, 2025
Tuesday, April 15, 2025
- No Butterfingers in Baseball: Understanding Slip Between Fingertips and the Ball
- Machine Learning Unlocks Superior Performance in Light-Driven Organic Crystals
- Making Desalination More Eco-Friendly: New Membranes Could Help Eliminate Brine Waste
Monday, April 14, 2025
Friday, April 11, 2025
- Maximal Entanglement Sheds New Light on Particle Creation
- Researchers Watch a Live Catalytic Event in Real Time
- A New Era in Materials Science: Antiferromagnetic Quasicrystals Unveiled
- Scalable Graphene Membranes: A Leap for Carbon Capture
Thursday, April 10, 2025
- AI Tool Set to Speed Quest for Advanced Superconductors
- Rolling Particles Make Suspensions More Fluid
- Cross-Sectional Area Variation as a Key Factor in Pressure Wave Attenuation in Bubbly Flows: A Theoretical Analysis
Wednesday, April 9, 2025
- Titanium Particles Are Common Around Dental Implants
- Nanoplastics in Soil: How Soil Type and pH Influence Mobility
- A Step Toward Cleaner Iron Extraction Using Electricity
- Your Skin Is Breathing: New Wearable Device Can Measure It
Monday, April 7, 2025
- Rare Crystal Shape Found to Increase the Strength of 3D-Printed Metal
- Making the Physics of Glass More Transparent
Friday, April 4, 2025
Thursday, April 3, 2025
- MIT Engineers Develop a Way to Mass Manufacture Nanoparticles That Deliver Cancer Drugs Directly to Tumors
- Electrochemical Method Supports Nitrogen Circular Economy
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
- Researchers Explore Using Soil for Heat Storage
- Scientists Merge Two 'impossible' Materials Into New Artificial Structure
Thursday, March 27, 2025
Wednesday, March 26, 2025
- Hypersonic Simulation in 3D Exposes New Disturbances
- Engineers Redefine How Heat Transfers on Advanced Surfaces
- Cleaning Microplastics
Monday, March 24, 2025
Friday, March 21, 2025
Tuesday, March 18, 2025
- Quantum Light Source for Eco-Friendly Production of Biogas
- To Overcome Antibiotic Resistance, New Research Says to Let It Flow
Monday, March 17, 2025
- Dialing in the Temperature Needed for Precise Nuclear Timekeeping
- Structure of Supercritical Water Decoded
- Magnetic Microalgae on a Mission to Become Robots
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
Tuesday, March 11, 2025
- Medical Infusion Bags Can Release Microplastics
- Water Movement on Surfaces Makes More Electric Charge Than Expected
- Foraging Footballers Suggest How We Come Together to Act as One
Monday, March 10, 2025
Thursday, March 6, 2025
Wednesday, March 5, 2025
- Scientists Develop Open-Source Software for Modeling Soft Materials
- Sneaky Clocks: Uncovering Einstein's Relativity in an Interacting Atomic Playground
- A Method to Purify Proteins With Light: Gentler and More Efficient Than Previous Procedures
- The Quest for Room-Temperature Superconductors
- Controlling Conformational Changes in Protein Aromatic Side Chains
Monday, March 3, 2025
Thursday, February 27, 2025
- Quantum Interference in Molecule-Surface Collisions
- Leading the Charge to Better Batteries
- Cracking the Code on Solid-State Batteries
Tuesday, February 25, 2025
- Lunar Trailblazer Blasts Off to Map Water on the Moon
- From Waste to Wonder: Revolutionary Green Grout for Sustainable Construction Practices
Friday, February 21, 2025
- New Microscope Can Image, at Once, the Full 3D Orientation and Position of Molecules in Cells
- Breakthrough in High-Performance Oxide-Ion Conductors Using Rubidium
- Highly Uniform Nanocrystals Synthesized by Liquid Crystalline Antisolvent
- Flexible Crystals Reveal Secrets of Elasticity
- Precision Therapy With Microbubbles
Thursday, February 20, 2025
- Giant X-Ray Facility Shows That Magnets Can Reduce Flaws in 3D Printed Components
- Cooling Materials -- Out of the 3D Printer
Wednesday, February 19, 2025
- Magnetic Switch Traps Quantum Information Carriers in One Dimension
- Novel Carbon-Based Materials to Remove Hazardous 'forever Chemicals' In Water
Tuesday, February 18, 2025
- Using a Data-Driven Approach to Synthesize Single-Atom Catalysts That Can Purify Water
- New Nanoscale Technique Unlocks Quantum Material Secrets
- Light-Powered Breakthrough Enables Precision Tuning of Quantum Dots
- Air Inside Your Home May Be More Polluted Than Outside Due to Everyday Chemical Products
Friday, February 14, 2025
Tuesday, February 11, 2025
- New Smart Sensor Takes the Pain out of Wound Monitoring
- From Photons to Protons: Team Makes Breakthrough in High-Energy Particle Detection