Converting Waste Into Useful Energy by Improving Microbial Fuel Cells
In an effort to provide a sustainable system for waste treatment and energy production, scientists at Arizona State University’s Biodesign Institute are working microbial fuel…
In an effort to provide a sustainable system for waste treatment and energy production, scientists at Arizona State University’s Biodesign Institute are working microbial fuel…
A newly published study from scientists at Rice University found patterns in the way that surface plasmons influence each other in chains of gold nanoparticles….
Using terahertz metamaterials engineered from nanometer-sized gold strips with air as the dielectric, a team of scientists have created the first artificial molecules whose chirality…
Using a bilayer of platinum and VOx for the anode, Harvard scientists have demonstrated a solid-oxide fuel cell that converts hydrogen into electricity and can…
By using spray-painted layers, each representing the components in a traditional battery, researchers at Rice University have developed lithium-ion batteries with consistent capacities that can…
Using a “nanoscale sandwich” design with an ultra-thin active layer, scientists at NC State University have developed a technique to create slimmer thin-film solar cells…
A team of material science engineers from Harvard developed SLIPS (Slippery Liquid Infused Porous Surfaces), a technology that can prevent ice sheets from developing on…
As computer chips continue to shrink, developers are reaching the limits on how small they can make patterns for wires. A team of researchers at…
A recent low-energy test with SLAC’s Linac Coherent Light Source proved that the X-ray laser could dip more deeply into the so-called “water window,” and…
By mimicking the crowded environment in actual cells, a team of researchers found that certain molecules organize as they would in the body, inducing a…
New research into gamma rays has led to a discovery that will make many new applications possible in medicine and materials research. Physicists at the…
Looking to nature for technological inspiration is nothing new and now a team of scientists are hoping that new insights into spider fangs and the…
Researchers at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) think that they could use graphite foam to harness energy from the temperature gradient in tropical waters,…
The holy grail of getting into orbit has always been the ultimate development of space elevators, long, thin strands that could ferry passengers and cargo…
These new prototype robots, which were molded from paper and silicone rubber, can twist, bend, grip, and lift more than 100 times their own weight….
It took five years of research, but researchers at MIT now have a better understanding of lithium iron phosphate’s behavior. By studying how the material…
It’s a well-known fact that spider silk is stronger than steel and tougher than Kevlar, yet flexible enough to be made into a variety of…
There’s been a lot more research into self-healing organic polymers, but it’s only recently that a self-healing mechanism from more than 60 years ago was…