Water never freezes in these lipid ‘traps’

Scientists have figured out how to prevent water from freezing, even at extreme temperatures as low as -263 degrees Celsius.

Peter Rüegg-ETH Zurich • futurity
April 11, 2019 ~6 min

Blame climate change for last summer’s global heat waves

Climate change is the only explanation for the widespread heat waves last summer, researchers say.

Peter Rüegg-ETH Zurich • futurity
April 9, 2019 ~6 min


To offset drought, retrofit older power plants

A retrofit for some older power plants could mitigate the surprisingly large impact of drought on their capacity.

Tim Lucas-Duke • futurity
March 27, 2019 ~5 min

Heat turns 4D-printed materials from solid to spongy

A new 4D-printed material could lead to morphing airplane wings, soft robots, and better medical implants.

Todd Bates-Rutgers • futurity
March 24, 2019 ~3 min

Earth-changing asteroid impact theory gets new evidence

In a Chilean suburb, researchers discovered additional evidence for a fragmented astroid strike that changed our planet around 13,000 years ago.

Sonia Fernandez-UCSB • futurity
March 20, 2019 ~8 min

Rising temps could devastate painted turtles

Climate change could tip the balance between the ratio of male and female painted turtles—and potentially threaten their survival.

Fred Love-Iowa State • futurity
March 18, 2019 ~5 min

When liquid metal turns to plasma, the physics get weird

Heating liquid metal turned it into a plasma, but the strangest bit is what happened to its physics.

Lindsey Valich-Rochester • futurity
March 10, 2019 ~6 min

Coating could mean the end of foggy glasses

Walking into a warm room from the cold can turn your glasses into a foggy problem. A new coating clears things up.

Fabio Bergamin-ETH Zurich • futurity
March 6, 2019 ~3 min


Twitter shows how quickly we adjust to wild weather

When it comes to extreme weather, our short memories may make us think it's "normal," a new study of Twitter messages shows.

Kat Kerlin-UC Davis • futurity
Feb. 27, 2019 ~3 min

‘Reverse trick’ for LEDs could keep future computers cool

Running LEDs with electrodes in reverse can cool nearby devices, which could come in handy for smaller, faster computers.

Nicole Casal Moore-Michigan • futurity
Feb. 15, 2019 ~7 min

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