Nanotechnology News

Metasurfaces: Bilayer device can control many forms of polarized light
April 1, 2025
Researchers have created a bilayer metasurface made of two stacked layers of titanium dioxide nanostructures, opening new possibilities for structuring light.

NIH Director Removes Four Main Scientists amid Massive Staff Purge
April 1, 2025
The Trump Administration has fired four leaders and thousands of employees at the National Institutes of Health in "one of the darkest days"
SpaceX’s Fram2 Mission Sends Four Private Astronauts into Polar Orbit
April 1, 2025
The privately funded Fram2 mission is the first ever to take astronauts into polar orbit—and the latest sign of a “new normal” for human spaceflight
Trump Administration Cancels NIH Scientific Integrity Policy
April 1, 2025
The National Institutes of Health said it pulled the policy because of language on diversity and inclusion, in line with directives from the Trump administration
As Happened in Texas, Ignoring EPA Science Will Allow Pollution and Cancer to Fester
April 1, 2025
Trump administration plans to destroy EPA science will leave the air we breathe and the water we drink more polluted
Even Four-Year-Olds Instinctively Fact-Check for Misinformation
April 1, 2025
Children ages four to seven demonstrate natural fact-checking skills when put to a test with zebras and space aliens