Hard materials are in high demand in various engineering applications. Through a simple
and effective approach, bulk natural wood can be processed into a hardened wood (HW)
with a 23-fold increase in hardness. We show that a table knife made of HW can be…

Researchers have 'densified' wood using chemistry and pressure to make it 23 times harder, and used it to make a knife that is three times sharper than traditional stainless steel.

A new carbon transformation process could be game-changing for the Air Force, which spends billions annually to buy fuel and ship it around the world.

Cellular & Molecular Immunology - The spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 variant A.30 is heavily mutated and evades vaccine-induced antibodies with high efficiency

Belief in conspiracy theories and overconfidence are two tendencies linked to hasty thinking

Why is it that when a place is [pick one: walkable, bikeable, beautiful, lovable, inviting, human-scale], it so often gets coded as being “gentrified” or “upscale”?

The rainy island is home to some of the world's most diverse woodlands—but they are rapidly disappearing.

The giant mammals consume enormous quantities of marine organisms, three times more than previously thought, then their poop fertilizes the sea

All of us know people who have more energy than we do, but the science of the phenomenon is just coming into view.