New Zinc Battery Lasts More Than 60,000 Charge Cycles
Scientists in Australia have developed a rechargeable zinc-iodine battery that can survive more than 60,000 charging cycles, potentially offering a safer and more sustainable...
MIT Turns Pine Cone Mechanics into Shape-Changing Materials
Pine cones may seem simple, but their ability to react automatically to changing humidity could inspire a new generation of smart materials.
Researchers at MIT...
MIT Engineers Turn Bacteria into Living Transistors That Can Compute
Scientists at MIT have engineered bacteria to work like tiny transistors, creating “living circuits” that can process information and perform basic calculations.
The technology could...
Scientists Turn Human Urine into a Chemical That Could Help Store Energy
Human urine might seem like an unlikely ingredient for making chemicals used in energy storage.
But researchers in Australia have developed a new method that...
Scientists Find a New Way to Deliver Sugars Directly into Living Cells
Scientists have developed a new way to deliver important sugar molecules directly into living cells without relying on potentially harmful organic solvents.
The technique could...
Butterfly-Inspired Device Can Detect Airborne Viruses Without Electricity
A butterfly's unusual way of drinking has inspired scientists to develop a tiny, low-cost device that can collect viruses, pollutants and other airborne threats...
What Is Really Hiding in Everyday Personal Care Products?
Ingredient labels may not tell consumers everything that is inside their shampoo, sunscreen or baby lotion.
A new laboratory study found that almost every personal...
New Solar System Produces Electricity, Heat and Cooling from the Same Surface
Rooftops could one day do much more than hold solar panels.
Scientists have developed a hybrid system that can produce electricity and heat while also...
New Ribbon-Shaped Optical Fiber Is 1,000 Times More Sensitive to Pressure
Optical fibers are best known for carrying huge amounts of internet data at high speed.
But scientists are increasingly finding ways to use these tiny...
Scientists Find Cleaner Way to Recover Gold from Electronic Waste
Discarded phones, computers and other electronics contain valuable metals, including gold.
Recovering those metals, however, often requires large amounts of chemicals that can create waste...