Quantum dots are nano-sized semiconductor particles whose emission color can be tailored by altering their dimensions.

Once the hole has been made, the Hayabasa-2 will return to the sight of the blast to inspect the crater.

The long ascent itself would be a 1.5 hour trip, followed by two hours spent gazing down at the planet below.

Contact lenses are small plastic or silicone discs shaped to correct an eyesight problem such as nearsightedness, farsightedness, presbyopia, or astigmatism.

HIV is the virus that can lead to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, or AIDS.

The Boomerang Nebula, positioned approximately 5,000 light-years away in the constellation Centaurus, is a somewhat youthful example of a space object called a planetary nebula.

The researchers were able to get around the dearth of fossil evidence for bees with a method known as molecular phylogenetics.

The flu vaccine is currently recommended for everyone over 6 months of age in the United States.

Thus far, 580 of the pets that have become sick have died since 2007.

Instead of keeping energy in chemical reactions the way batteries do, supercapacitors keep electricity by gathering ions on the surface of a porous material.