The award honors three scientists who discovered and built quantum dots, which are now used in everything from TVs to medical tools.
Rare earth elements aren’t all that rare — but skyrocketing demand for these metals makes them precious.
If made under gentle conditions, leather formed from the “roots” of mushrooms can retain the ability to regrow and repair minor damage.
A prototype fabric could help keep cars, buildings and other spaces cooler during heat waves while also reducing greenhouse-gas emissions.
After being washed, dried, sanitized and shredded, used diapers were mixed with other materials to make a strong concrete.
With layers that work like polar bears’ skin and fur, a material absorbs light and keeps it from escaping.
The rainbow palette and cooling powers of new plant-based films comes from their microscopic surface patterns of tiny crystals.
New approaches to air conditioning aim to keep people cool with fewer greenhouse-gas emissions as our world warms.
The unusual, fruit-inspired structure of this material provides quick filtration that could satisfy people's daily water needs.
