How Fireflies Inspired Energy-Efficient Lights
YouthDesignScienceEnvironment...Electricity accounts for around 5% of greenhouse gas emissions. So how can we make it more efficient? Belgian physicist Jean-Pol Vigneron and his team found the answer could lie within a firefly's abdomen.
Build A Simple Electric Motor
KidsScienceHow-toEngineeringHere is a fun way to create your own motor.
Smart Chain Mail
YouthCreativityTechnologyScienceResearchers have developed a new kind of material with adjustable and reversible properties.
Have You Ever Seen An Atom?
YouthPhysicsScienceTechnologyScientists at the University of California Los Angeles have found a way to create stunningly detailed 3D reconstructing of platinum nanoparticles at an atomic scale.
Melting Ice Experiment
KidsScienceExperimentsThe melting ice science experiment is a fun way to learn about the effects of salt on ice.
Sea Women Of Melanesia
YouthWomenWorldEnvironment...The Sea Women of Melanesia train local women to monitor and assess the impacts of widespread coral bleaching on some of the world's most endangered reefs.
Why Water Dissolves (Almost) Everything
AdultsEducationEnvironmentScience...Water can dissolve more substances than anything else on earth...so why doesn't it dissolve everything away?