Prototypes tested in India show promise as a low-cost, natural filtration option. The interiors of…
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Use of a novel electrolyte could allow advanced metal electrodes and higher voltages, boosting capacity…
The startup Transaera is using a class of materials, advanced by MIT Professor Mircea Dinca…
Discovery May Offer Clues to Carbon’s Role in Planet and Star Formation Much of the…
Particle physicist Lindley Winslow seeks the universe’s smallest particles for answers to its biggest questions.…
Analysis quantifies a dramatic price drop that parallels similar improvements in solar and wind energy,…
Research on how water behaves in a proton channel provides possible new avenues for flu…
New technique speeds up calculations of drug molecules’ binding affinity to proteins. Drugs can only…
Deep-learning technique optimizes the arrangement of sensors on a robot’s body to ensure efficient operation.…
The 21-digit solution to the decades-old problem suggests many more solutions exist. What do you…
Delivering vaccines directly to the lungs can boost immune responses to respiratory infections or lung…
Engineers have developed self-cooling fabrics from polyethylene, a material commonly used in plastic bags. In…
Reimagining the Last Mile to the Moon Researchers from Skoltech and the Massachusetts Institute of…
As atmospheric concentrations of CFC-11 drop, the global ocean should become a source of the…
A new method called tensor holography could enable the creation of holograms for virtual reality,…
Study suggests forcing bacteria to burn more energy could make them more susceptible to antibiotics.…
Oocyte growth relies on physical phenomena that drive smaller cells to dump their contents into…
A strategy for preventing boron-containing compounds from breaking down could help medicinal chemists design new…