Technology and Engineering

Coal gangue, the dark, rock-like waste left behind by coal mining, could be transformed from an environmental liability into a...

Modern societies depend on networks that are often invisible until they fail. Electricity grids, communication systems, transportation routes, financial platforms,...

The first weeks of life are a period of extraordinary microbial change. As newborns acquire bacteria from their surroundings, their...

A Tiny Biochar Boost Could Make Historic Lime Buildings Stronger While Capturing More CO₂ Natural hydraulic lime, a centuries-old building...

For decades, microglia have been viewed as the brain’s permanent immune residents: cells that arrive during embryonic development, settle into...

For decades, battery researchers have treated one particular electrical signature as a near-direct window into what happens inside an electrode...

Shark-Finning Bans Are Reshaping Global Trade—But Not Necessarily Stopping the Flow of Fins Shark-finning regulations were introduced to end one...

Extremely preterm infants are among the most medically vulnerable patients in modern hospitals, often requiring prolonged respiratory support, repeated procedures...

Data centers are often imagined as remote warehouses of servers, rising quietly in rural landscapes where land is cheap and...

A brittle metal long regarded as difficult to shape could be moving toward a new manufacturing future. Researchers are investigating...