Two decades on from the first reported covalent organic frameworks, Nina Notman investigates what their future holds ...

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The discovery that inert helium can form bonds with iron may reshape our understanding of Earth’s history. Researchers from ...

Iron can form compounds with helium at pressures as low as 5GPa – about 50,000 atmospheres – researchers in Japan report.

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Machine learning system combines nanoforest humidity sensing with temperature data to recognize nine distinct behaviors from breathing patterns in real-time.

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

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

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