New boron-lanthanide nanostructure, magnetic wood shields against electromagnetic interference, and other materials stories that may be of interest for July 1, 2020.
Read MorePrivacy and security are mostly illusions in today’s digital world, with new techniques undermining these concepts more each day. Now, researchers in Israel have demonstrated another way to eavesdrop—by observing the vibrations of a hanging lightbulb.
Read MoreElectrons flow like water, bullets that shoot through water, and other materials stories that may be of interest for December 18, 2019.
Read MoreResearchers at the Weizmann Institute and the Interuniversity Institute for Marine Sciences in Israel are taking a closer look at sea sapphires to figure out the science behind the “magic” of their seemingly instantaneous color changes and invisibility.
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