This Is the Lightest Paint in the World
An energy-saving coating needs no pigments, and it keeps the surface beneath it 30 degrees cooler.
This Lab-Grown Skin Could Revolutionize Transplants
A new kind of “edgeless” engineered tissue can fit any irregular shape, paving the way for hand and face grafts that look and move better.
This Fake Skin Fools Mosquitoes—to Fight the Diseases They Spread
Research on new repellents and the viruses these insects carry relies on lab animals and human volunteers. What if there was a better option?
The Case of the Incredibly Long-Lived Mouse Cells
Scientists kept the rodents’ immune T cells active four times longer than mice can live—with huge implications for cancer, vaccination, and aging research.