A graduate student accidentally created a blend of oil, water and nickel particles that formed an unexpected shape.

Using electrodes in a fluid form, researchers have developed a battery that can take any shape. This soft and conformable battery can be integrated into future technology in a completely new way.

Tutolo led a new study of rock samples collected by the Curiosity rover that might have answered this question. The mystery ...

Researchers have observed the formation of droplets in an ultradilute quantum gas, mimicking classical liquids.

Materials scientists are measuring the rolling friction of tiny, micrometer-sized particles. These measurements permit them to better understand everyday products such as concrete.

In a surprising twist, a graduate student at UMass Amherst discovered a strange new fluid behavior that seems to defy ...

Once the stuff of science fiction, robots that move and look like humans are becoming a reality. Makers of these so-called ...

Astronomers have made a detection suggesting biosignatures, or signs of biological activity, on an exoplanet located 124 ...

The Earth's magnetic field quietly supports life on the planet and now, for the first time, its invisible powers have been used to create new nanoparticles and materials.

In those drill sites, Curiosity detected deposits containing an iron carbonate material called siderite. According to Ben ...

NASA’s Curiosity rover has discovered siderite, a carbonate mineral, beneath Mars’ surface—providing new clues that the Red ...