Science & Technology

Scientists have cooked up mealworms with sugar, creating a “meat-like” flavoring. It could someday be used in convenience foods as…

A tiny, touch-based sensor uses sweat to detect the level of lithium in the body. Credit: Jialun Zhu and Shuyu…

PFAS are a large, complex category of manufactured chemicals that are found in many commonplace products. The term “forever chemicals”…

MIT chemists have discovered how the epidermal growth factor (EGF) receptor changes its conformation when it binds to EGF. Credit:…

It has become increasingly difficult to treat infections as the bacteria that cause them are becoming resistant to antibiotics. Because…

Chemical engineers at MIT are using DNA to help convert CO2 into valuable chemicals. MIT Assistant Professor Ariel Furst and…

The Dancing Horse sculpture featured a decorative tassel on its forehead, prompting the Cincinnati Art Museum to undertake a scientific…

The conversion occurred at room temperature and pressure, which could allow methane, a potent greenhouse gas, to be utilized to make fuel.…

A synthesis procedure developed by NITech scientists can convert fish scales obtained from fish waste into a useful carbon-based nanomaterial.…

The rippled beta sheet is a variation of the pleated beta sheet, a well-known structural motif found in thousands of…