University of Amsterdam

Contact lenses get pretty thin nowadays, but they’ve got nothing on a new lens from scientists at Stanford and the University of Amsterdam. The team has created the world’s thinnest lens, measuring just three atoms thick.

Scientists have, for the first time, identified five distinct subtypes of Alzheimer’s disease, each with different neurodegenerative behaviors, survival rates and medical interventions. It could be a game-changer for research and therapeutic success.

While weight-loss surgery is effective, it can also be expensive and come with a host of unpleasant side effects. Scientists hope that by regulating a certain bile acid, the benefits of surgery can be replicated without a single invasive procedure.

Two new studies offer some of the strongest evidence to date for a relationship between depression and gut bacteria. The studies do not claim causality but do suggest a strong correlation that could inform novel diagnostic biomarkers for depression.

A team of Dutch scientists has taken on the grueling task of designing the perfect piece of chocolate, using novel 3D printing techniques to create designs that shatter in the most pleasurable way when bitten. Clearly, extensive testing is required.

In an Egyptian tomb, a painting depicts someone pouring water into the sand in front of one of the sledges that hauled the blocks used in the pyramids. According to new research, by wetting the sand, as little as half as much pulling force would have been required to move those sledges.

A new study says that cultured meat would provide substantial environmental benefits over conventional meat production techniques.

Scientists from the University of Amsterdam have developed a range of new thermoset resins made from renewable raw materials could replace polyurethane and polystyrene in the construction and packaging industries