Understand how researchers are creating wrinkled surfaces with precise sizes and controlled patterns for use in various structures
Creating wrinkled surfaces with precisely controlled sizes and patterns for use in various structures.
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© SpaceX/Reuters; music © Ian Post/Artlist.ioSpaceX's Starship V3 megarocket launched on May 22, 2026.
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Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.Johannes Gutenberg developed one of the first printing presses in the mid-1400s.Media Editor: Lauren Sims
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Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.Brazil is the world's leading producer of coffee beans.
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© University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (A Britannica Publishing Partner)Examining how breakthroughs in nanotechnology are enabling scientists to better understand and apply concepts of particle engineering, specifically in the field of pharmacology.
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© Massachusetts Institute of Technology (A Britannica Publishing Partner)Membranes of nanoporous graphene can be used to desalinate water. Water molecules pass through the pores, while salt ions are turned back.
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Courtesy of Northwestern University (A Britannica Publishing Partner)Using QED, a play about physicist Richard Feynman, to teach science and engineering.
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© Massachusetts Institute of Technology (A Britannica Publishing Partner)Competitive and recreational ballroom dancing are student activities at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
