Mike Williams

A new class of superhydrophobic materials mimics one of the planet’s most water-repelling surfaces: the lotus leaf.

A patented prototype called FlatCam is little more than a thin sensor chip with a mask that replaces lenses in a traditional camera.

Scientists are using a process called pyrolysis to clean soil contaminated by oil spills in a way that saves energy and reclaims the soil’s fertility.

Scientists have created a solid-state memory technology that allows for high-density storage with a minimum incidence of computer errors.

Last year chemists at Rice University discovered that enhanced buckyballs capture carbon dioxide.

Titanium and gold aren’t magnetic—unless you combine them just so.

A cobalt-based thin film serves double duty as a new catalyst that produces both hydrogen and oxygen from water to feed fuel cells, report scientists.

Five mechanical engineering students designed and assembled a prototype table and chair for astronauts in space or for places like the moon or Mars.