Natural gas furnaces not only heat your home, but they also produce a significant amount of pollution. Even modern high-efficiency condensing furnaces produce significant amounts…
The World Health Organization (WHO) has listed antibiotic resistance as a top ten global health threat, making it imperative to find new ways to combat…
A new method for removing the greenhouse gas from the ocean could be far more efficient than existing systems for removing it from the air….
Engineers at the University of Colorado Boulder have created a new, rubber-like film that can jump high into the air independently, mimicking the motion of…
Rice University’s laboratory creates a new imaging tool with the potential for cancer treatment. Talk about a bright idea: Lighting up the brain is no…
A new battery has been developed that boasts four times the capacity of lithium batteries, and at a more affordable cost. An international team of…
A device that can harvest water from the air and provide hydrogen fuel—entirely powered by solar energy—has been a dream for researchers for decades. Now,…
According to research from the University of Surrey, it is possible to capture CO2 from the atmosphere and convert it into chemicals that are typically…
The new, wearable device monitors tumor size. A compact, autonomous device with a stretchable and flexible sensor has been developed by Stanford University engineers to…
‘Like conductive Play-Doh’: breakthrough could point way to a new class of materials for electronic devices. University of Chicago scientists have discovered a way to…
University of Washington researchers have developed a reactor that can destroy “forever chemicals.” “Forever chemicals,” so termed because of their ability to persist in water…
Simple microparticles can beat rhythmically together, generating an oscillating electrical current that could be used to power micro-robotic devices. MIT engineers are taking advantage of…
Scientists from the University of Birmingham have revealed a new method to increase efficiency in biocatalysis. Their method is described in a paper published today…
The research team utilized accessible and affordable equipment to improve N95 masks and cut waste Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have created a practical method…
Researchers have created ‘nanomachines’ that use mechanical molecular motions to enter and destroy cells. Cancer is a condition where some of the body’s cells grow…
Creating renewable biocement entirely out of waste material Cement is a binder, a substance used in construction that hardens, sets, and adheres to other materials…
A new enzyme variant can break down environment-throttling plastics that typically take centuries to degrade in just a matter of hours to days. It was …
Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a faster, less expensive technique for producing hindered amines – a class of chemicals used as building…
