For telescopes operating in the vacuum of space, or optical equipment in extreme environments, existing coatings are often insufficient. Researchers have turned to atomic layer deposition and ...

Mietek Jaroniec reflects on how silicon, whether bonded with other elements in a variety of materials, in high purity for electronic devices, or in its newer 'black silicon' form, continues to be ...

How Trump and Musk’s spending cuts are hampering US government readiness amid the Iran war Cuts to programs and personnel at federal agencies that had been declared unneeded mere months ago have ...