Test Yourself on Science Fiction That Became Reality

Welcome to Lit Trivia, the Book Review’s regular quiz about books, authors and literary culture. This week’s installment is focused on science fiction novels that envisioned certain ideas and technology long before they became commonplace…


These DNA Structures Could Rewrite the Rules of Light, Sound, and Matter

DNA Moiré Superlattices are the focus of a study now published in Nature Nanotechnology. Credit: University of Stuttgart / 2nd Physics Institute In a stunning leap forward, scientists have engineered




New Tech Uses Twisted Light to Reveal Hidden Images

By twisting light just right, scientists can now unlock dual hidden images from a single metasurface, ushering in new possibilities for encryption and molecular detection. Credit: Shutterstock Imagine a chip so thin it looks like…