There’s a kind of arbitrage in innovation that’s easy to miss because it doesn’t look like arbitrage at all. It lives in the gap between what physics allows and what institutions assume is possible.

It might sound like an exaggeration, but it’s not: beer played an indirect but crucial role in the birth of modern surgery. Not because it held the key to cures, nor because anyone drank it in an ...

The World Institute of Kimchi (President: Hae Choon Chang), a government-funded research institute under the Ministry of Science and ICT, has confirmed in a new study that bacteriophages, which were ...

Why do some chocolate bars exhibit complex flavor notes like floral, caramel, and gentle woody, while others taste harsh, bitter, and astringent? A study published in Nature Microbiology has for the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . I have written on the power of purpose as a vaccine against the scourge of burnout. When we dedicate our lives ...

Pasteur Labs has acquired FOSAI for an undisclosed sum as part of efforts to drive the adoption of its artificial intelligence-driven physics simulation capabilities for defense and space applications ...

Scientists have decoded the microbial and environmental factors behind cacao fermentation, the critical process that defines chocolate’s taste. By recreating the fermentation with controlled microbial ...

A new study shows that adding fruit and microbes to alfalfa, a protein-rich feed for livestock, improves fermentation and biogas production. Alfalfa is more than a protein-rich feed for livestock; it ...

On Nov. 4, 1856, Monsieur Bigo of Lille, France, awaited a visit from the local chemistry instructor. Bigo wasn’t used to hosting academics. He owned a factory in town that produced great vats of beet ...

Since long before the rest of the world caught on to their appeal, tangy, pickled ingredients have been a staple in many of the country’s most popular dishes. By Ligaya Mishan LUNCH IS ALL pickles at ...

A PASTEUR EXHIBITION will be held at the Science Museum, South Kensington, London, during April 10-May 26. The exhibition has been arranged and provided, with the assistance of the Cultural Relations ...