Engineers studied self-assembled block polymer membranes, which allow for both customizable and uniform pore sizes, as a platform for water treatment systems

Most autonomous vehicles require intricate hand-labeled maps, but MIT CSAIL's MapLite enables navigation with just GPS and sensors

The technique could lead to on-site, real-time detection of heavy metals in water

The advancement could streamline and boost scientific research all over the world and help the computing industry

The research focuses on rechargeable Lithium-ion batteries, which are used in cell phones, laptops, and other electronics

Professor Stephen Hawking's final theory on the origin of the universe has been published

In 1996, shortly after arriving at Jupiter, Galileo made a surprising discovery: Ganymede had its own magnetic field

A wide range of drugs and biochemical probes rely on natural or synthetic compounds that aid a reaction by adding carbohydrates

New mathematical calculations reveal that Mercury's crust is thinner than anyone thought

A polymer has been discovered with many of the same characteristics we enjoy in plastics, such as light weight, heat resistance, strength, and durability

Novel technology allows researchers to see dynamic reactions as they happen at the nanoscale