Scientists Look to Space for Renewable Energy Source
Research is underway on new equipment that will allow solar power to be gathered in space and transferred back to Earth through microwaves or lasers,…
Research is underway on new equipment that will allow solar power to be gathered in space and transferred back to Earth through microwaves or lasers,…
By using an “aluminum-doped zinc oxide,” or AZO, Purdue researchers have shown how to create metamaterials without using silver or gold. The new metamaterial consists…
Scientists at the Berkeley Lab have developed a way to generate power using harmless viruses that convert mechanical energy into electricity. Their generator is the…
New silicon battery technology is a major step forward in creating smaller, lighter and longer-lasting batteries. The new design contains a double-walled silicon nanotube coated…
The future might smell better thanks to scientists at the USDA that are investigating new antimicrobial treatments for clothing. Using an environmentally friendly method to…
Scientists at the University of Washington are using nanotechnology manufacturing techniques to build and refine portable diagnostics that have surfaces with tiny posts of varying…
Focusing on balance between her family, religion, and work with carbon nanomaterials, Jing Kong has found a home at MIT and has pioneered a new…
Thanks to new to ceramics nanotechnology, scientists now working with a device that can test you for biomarkers when you blow into it. Using a…
Newly published research from Yale University engineers describes a technique that may be influential in developing and understanding new methods for rapidly creating battery electrodes…
Viewing nanoparticles in three dimensions may soon be possible in labs all around the world. Instead of relying on traditional nanocrystallography techniques and the powerful…
If an effort to target bacteria that has become increasingly resistant to existing drugs, engineers specializing in nanomedicine and biomaterials have developed a nanoparticle that…
Future communication devices may get a big boost in efficiency from terahertz waves and graphene. In a newly published study, scientists at the University of…
Graphene is an amazing material offering high strength, transparency, and flexibility with excellent electrical and thermal conductivity, all from a single layer of carbon atoms….
Chemical engineers at UMass Amherst have discovered a high-yield method of making plastic bottles from biomass. By using a zeolite catalyst capable of transforming glucose…
In an effort to reduce food loss due to spoilage, MIT researchers developed a new sensor that detects tiny amounts of ethylene, a gas that…
By “decorating” nanowires with nanoparticles, engineers at Stanford University were able to greatly improve surface area, resulting in increased electrical and catalytic performance. The hope…
Are you tried of foggy windows on rainy days and glare coming off your TV screen? Scientists at MIT have developed a new process of…
Scientists at Rice University used the notion of Swiss cheese to analyze the possible configurations of two-dimensional sheets of boron. They found that these 2-D…