Engineered plant nanosensors and portable Raman spectroscopy will help enable sustainable practices in traditional and urban agriculture.

Cutting-edge microscope helps reveal ways to control the electronic properties of atomically thin materials.

The design may enable miniature zoom lenses for drones, cellphones, or night-vision goggles.

Self-assembly of Kevlar-inspired molecules leads to structures with robust properties, offering new materials for solid-state applications.

System uses machine learning to analyze boundaries between crystal grains, allowing for selection of desired properties in a new metal.

Diagnosing liver damage earlier could help to prevent liver failure in many patients.

Fabric samples are headed to the International Space Station for resiliency testing; possible applications include cosmic dust detectors or spacesuit smart skins.

Gelatin-based microcarriers offer higher yield and scalability compared to existing commercial microcarriers.

Inspired by camel fur, a new two-layered material could provide extended cooling to preserve the freshness of perishable goods.

Normally an insulator, diamond becomes a metallic conductor when subjected to large strain in a new theoretical model.