Science news articles about 'science fiction novel'

... presented by organic electronics read like something from a science fiction novel. Derived from carbon-based compounds (hence the term "organic"), these "soft" electronic materials are ...

In a finding worthy of a science fiction novel, U.S. scientists reported they could selectively erase specific memories in mice without affecting recall of other events.

It's like something out of a science fiction novel or a Harry Potter book. Engineers from Duke University have constructed a device that can "cloak" items placed on a mirror surface. First designed ...

... a regulatory subunit that brings to mind the mysterious captain in Jules Verne's science fiction novels: NEMO. The question that had to be answered was how does NEMO activate NF-κB? This is where ...

A Seattle teams has collected a $900,000 prize in a NASA-backed competition to develop the concept of an elevator to space — an idea spurred by science fiction novels.