Color gradient filament is fun stuff to play with. It lets you make 3D prints that slowly fade from one color to another along the Z-axis. [David Gozzard] wanted to do some printing with this effect, ...

Top Prize Editor’s Choice by Jesse Plotkin, Department of Neuroscience and Waggoner Center for Alcohol and Addiction Research Every year, the College of Natural Sciences invites faculty, staff and ...

Astronomers working with data from the Hobby-Eberly Telescope Dark Energy Experiment, known as HETDEX, say they have produced ...

Why does a Caribbean angelfish sometimes resemble its Indo-Pacific cousin, even though they have never lived in the same ocean? Why do coral reefs harbor such a wide range of stripes, spots and ...

A ring of 13 carbon atoms and two chlorine atoms has a remarkable molecular structure that means you would have to go around the loop four times to return to your starting position ...

Researchers have developed a microscopic 3D-printed optical device that can efficiently combine light from dozens of small semiconductor lasers into a single multimode optical fiber with very low loss ...

Your first 3D prints should be simple, practical, and satisfying to finish. This list highlights projects that print easily and still feel genuinely useful.

The space between galaxies is not empty. In a new map of the early universe, those “blank” stretches take on a faint, ...

Astronomers produced the most complete map of the center of the Milky Way, which can provide insight into how stars and planets are formed.

Mark Gurarie is a writer covering health topics, technology, music, books, and culture. He also teaches health science and research writing at George Washington University's School of Medical and ...