Life may not have begun with a dramatic lightning strike into the ocean but from many smaller "microlightning" exchanges among water droplets from ...

Life may have first emerged on Earth after crashing waterfalls or breaking waves sparked tiny “microlightning” discharges in water droplets, according to a new study. The research, published in the ...

A Jilin University team has reported a novel strategy using pressure engineering to identify the organic–inorganic ...

In this video interview from Pittcon, we ask Christopher Palmer about developing novel polymeric materials for microscale liquid phase separations, as well as some of the current trends and challenges ...

Spiders don’t just spin webs—they engineer them. By stretching their silk as they spin, spiders strengthen the fibers at the ...

Spider silk, already known for its exceptional strength, reveals an astonishing manufacturing process. Researchers have ...

Nanobubbles (NBs) are tiny gas cavities with diameters around 200 nm that remain stable in solution due to their unique properties, including low buoyancy and negative surface charges. Ammonium ...

Spider silk is one of the most fascinating natural materials known to humans. It is more flexible than rubber yet tougher ...

Stretching spider silk aligns its proteins and strengthens fibers, a new study suggests. This could improve engineered silk ...

Researchers long have been interested in spider silk because of its remarkable properties. It’s stronger than steel, tougher ...