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Creating teardrop-like gas cavities around metal spheres enables practically friction-free travel through liquids.

Trapping molecules on custom-designed porous surfaces becomes easier with a new model that unifies previous theories of adsorption.

Tailor-made membranes offer a cleaner method for the industrial-scale separation of chemical mixtures, says Suzana Nunes. But first we need to make their manufacture greener.

Silicon microelectronics and biomedical fields could benefit from a safe and cost-effective way to synthesize nanoparticles.

High-speed communication systems based on ultraviolet radiation are now in sight.

A new soil classification, and tools to implement it, helps understanding of the properties of the ground underpinning geo-engineering projects.

Large-area, two-dimensional semiconductors wired through transparent oxide conductors produce high-performance see-through electronics.

Simple two-component mixtures are good surrogates for studying the ignition properties of next-generation gasolines.

Turbulence and nutrient availability drive changes in Red Sea microbes.

A loudspeaker design could allow small devices to produce powerful low-frequency sounds.

Cone-shaped sugar structures can be connected together to form selectively porous nanofiltration membranes.

Physicists are playing unexpected roles in meeting future global energy challenges by modeling technologies such as fracking.

Study design allows more rigorous evaluation of complex healthcare interventions.

A mild post-fabrication doping approach can boost the solar conversion of quantum dot-based photovoltaic cells.

Treating wastewater with solar irradiation shows promise in reducing two E. coli strains but a resilient strain persists.

Efficiency gains come from tuning the properties of semiconducting materials by combining layers of different composition.

Study of the mismatch between spatial environmental data and a commonly used statistical analysis suggests simpler statistics are sufficient in many cases.

Promising electrochemical technologies for cleaning wastewater are boosted by discovery of extremophilic microbes in the Red Sea.

A method for creating nanoparticles without using solvents could lead to environmentally friendly electronics.

The world’s warmest sea is heating up faster than the global average, which could challenge the ability of the Red Sea’s organisms to cope.

A powerful statistical tool could significantly reduce the burden of analysing very large datasets.

The side-by-side deposition of atomically flat semiconductor sheets enhances solar cell conversion efficiency.

Microbes are dispersed widely over the oceans with islands acting as stepping-stones to help transport of land-based organisms.

Wind turbines suspended high in the sky have potential as an alternative power source for Saudi Arabia.

A statistical technique for modeling large datasets improves interpretation of climate and environmental data.

Symbiotic giant bacteria enable Red Sea surgeonfish to specialize their diets.

A perovskite crystal’s powerful light-emitting capabilities could be due to missing atoms in its structure.

A vibration-driven logic gate could form the basis for the next generation of efficient, low-power computers.

Satellite imagery shows how currents shape the Red Sea ecosystem.

The molten surface of a sodium-based material could assist the direct conversion of methane to useful building blocks.