“Many of the important scientific discoveries come by accident or by serendipity. Clearly, it’s part of doing science. You always have to be prepared for it,” he said. Serendipity was in play a decade ...

YInMn Blue, the brilliant pigment discovered in 2009 at an Oregon State University lab, is finally making its way to artists’ studios. The pigment—which is the first new blue discovered in 200 ...

Scientists have described a testbed for light-harvesting antennae, the structures that capture the sun's light in plants and bacteria. Prototype designs built on the testbed soak up more of the sun's ...