When the COVID-19 pandemic struck last year, the demand for fast and accurate testing of patients’ nasal-swab samples skyrocketed, with some labs going from needing 10,000 swabs checked daily to more ...

Hate to burst your bubble, glass lab gear. But plastic bubble wrap also works pretty well at running science experiments. Scientists at Harvard University have figured out a way to use these petite ...

Each Monday, this column has turned a page in history to explore the discoveries, events and people that continue to affect the history being made today. This is the last article in the series. Just ...

You can easily get carried away when trying to test things. For example, if you want to know if your car is working, you could measure the timing of the ignition and put the car on a dynamometer. Or ...

40 years ago, on July 25, 1978, Louise Brown became the world's first "test-tube baby." Newsweek featured the remarkable infant on its cover the following week and published a long piece about the ...

1. On July 25, 1978, Louise Brown, the world’s first test-tube (in vitro fertilisation) baby, was born at Oldham General Hospital... 2....Five years later, on July ...

Netherlands-based Hardt Hyperloop sent a pod through 90 meters of a test tube. It didn't crack 20 miles per hour. By Mack DeGeurin Published Sep 10, 2024 2:19 PM EDT Get the Popular Science daily ...

The world’s smallest test tube has been created by UK scientists. And the tiny structures could be used to produce materials with unique properties. A team with members from the University of Oxford ...