Spider-inspired nanofibers could make carbon fiber stronger, tougher, and cheaper
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have developed a new way to make carbon fiber materials even stronger...
Goodbye batteries? Tiny printed supercapacitors are here
Imagine tiny energy storage devices printed directly onto flexible materials like plastic film.
Thanks to a new breakthrough from researchers at Boise State University, this...
New imaging breakthrough could supercharge future batteries
Scientists at UCLA have developed a powerful new imaging method that could help solve one of the biggest problems holding back next-generation batteries.
These batteries,...
Turning carbon into fuel just got 50 times more efficient
Scientists at Rice University have discovered a surprisingly simple way to make carbon dioxide–to–fuel technology last much longer and work more reliably—by bubbling the...
Why the moon glitters with ancient glass beads
When Apollo astronauts walked on the moon in the 1970s, they made all kinds of unexpected discoveries.
One of the most surprising was the sight...
MIT’s bubble wrap-inspired invention pulls drinking water from thin air
A team of engineers at MIT has developed an exciting new device that can collect clean drinking water straight from the air — even...
How sunlight can turn plastic waste into clean hydrogen fuel
Scientists in South Korea have created a new way to turn plastic waste into clean hydrogen fuel using just sunlight and water.
This exciting technology,...
Scientists unveil super coating that stops rust with 99.6% efficiency
Iron is one of the most widely used materials in the world, found in everything from buildings and bridges to cars and machines.
But despite...
Scientists create tiny computer from materials just one atom thick
A team of scientists at Penn State has created the world’s first computer made entirely from materials that are just one atom thick—without using...
How mushrooms could help build stronger, smarter materials
Mushrooms might hold the key to designing better materials—and researchers at Binghamton University are taking a close look.
By studying how mushrooms grow and handle...