People aren't the only ones who've got rhythm. Two reports published online on April 30th in Current Biology, a Cell Press publication, reveal that birds – and parrots in particular – can also bob their heads, tap their feet, and sway their bodies along to a musical beat.

Researchers have created a new material that overcomes two of the major obstacles to solar power: it absorbs all the energy contained in sunlight, and generates electrons in a way that makes them easier to capture.

Lehigh University researchers work at nanoscale to facilitate the integration of optical structures with electrical devices
Engineers working in optical communications bear more than a passing resemblance to dreamers chasing rainbows.