Method concentrates radionuclides in a small portion of a nuclear plant’s wastewater, allowing the rest to be recycled.

Device may enable “T-ray vision” and better wireless communication.

A low-cost analog circuit based on synchronizing oscillators could scale up quickly and cheaply to beat out digital computers.

Mathematics researcher Drew Sutherland helps solve decades-old sum-of-three-cubes puzzle, with help from "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy."

An algorithm developed to study the structure of galaxies helps explain a key feature of embryonic development.

Carbon dioxide emissions may trigger a reflex in the carbon cycle, with devastating consequences, study finds.

Researchers have found a simple formula that could be useful for air purification, space propulsion, and molecular analyses.

“Metasurfaces” that manipulate light at tiny scales could find uses in cellphone lenses, smart-car sensors, and optical fibers.

Algorithm stitches multiple datasets into a single “panorama,” which could provide new insights for medical and biological studies.

Data-sampling method makes “sketches” of unwieldy biological datasets while still capturing the full diversity of cell types.