US solar cell manufacturing reached a milestone when ES Foundry completed a 2 GW expansion at its Greenwood, South Carolina ...

Perovskite silicon tandem solar cell efficiency now has an accredited European calibration pathway: Germany’s ISFH CalTec ...

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The same biological world that gives rise to forests, coral reefs and human life also produces infections, cancer, genetic disease, crop blights and toxins. Natural processes can heal, sustain and ...

In mammals, hair follicles emerge during embryonic development, forming geometric patterns that vary from one species to ...

In an interview, synthetic biologist Peter Carr explains research on synthetic cells, their potential benefits and hazards, ...

A major transition in evolution is the shift from asexual to sexual reproduction in early organisms. But why would a yeast ...

What do you call an organism with no evolutionary ancestors? SpudCell, apparently ...

What makes something alive? We simply don't know, but synthetic biologists are a step closer to providing an answer thanks to ...

The lab-made cell, named SpudCell, completes an entire life cycle and could help scientists better understand how life works ...

University of Minnesota scientists used chemical ingredients in a lab to create a synthetic cell with most of the hallmarks of life. What does that mean?

Their bodies and their genomes were built in the lab from scratch, each molecule specified precisely. According to John Glass ...