Unfortunately, the fossil record only provides a very patchy picture of the early days of animals. It's particularly difficult to track down evidence for soft-bodied animals, like comb jellies and ...

MIT chemists have designed a new type of fluorescent molecule that they hope could be used for applications such as generating clearer images of tumors.

Conductive concrete isn't brand-new; engineers have been adding carbon fibers or steel shavings to help roads de-ice or block electromagnetic interference for years. The twist with ec³ is that it ...

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Experts think they may have uncovered what the first ever animal on Earth looked like after ancient chemical signals were found. For as long as scientists have understood evolution, the debate over ...

Harsh chemicals, high heat and complex processing formats are currently required to recycle batteries. A great proportion of the electronic waste formed by end-of-life batteries ends up in landfills, ...

In a new study, scientists look closely into “chemical fossils” in rocks, indicating that sponges were alive more than 541 million years ago. While older evidence of animal life is out there, their ...

MIT chemists have created a fluorescent, boron-containing molecule that is stable when exposed to air and can emit light in the red and near-infrared range. Credit: MIT. Chemists at MIT have developed ...

Red-emitting dyes offer more explicit images for deep-tissue imaging, but they’ve long been hindered by poor brightness and instability. Most red dyes have low quantum yields; only about 1% of the ...

In the late 20th century, the Silicon Age transformed the world with the discovery and refinement of semiconductors that are the foundation of modern electronics. We are now in the era of advanced ...

Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson, and Omar M. Yaghi were awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry on Wednesday for developing metal-organic frameworks. The prize went to Demis Hassabis, John Jumper and ...

Scientists Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar Yaghi won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for the development of metal–organic frameworks." ...