How to use plastic waste to build roads, buildings, and more
Engineers from Stanford University, Michael Lepech and Zhiye Li, have envisioned a unique future where plastic waste is repurposed to construct roads, buildings, and...
Why are mosquitos so obsessed with me?
If you feel like mosquitos flock to you over everyone else at the barbecue… you’re not imagining it.
Some people are more attractive to mosquitos...
Why science about dangerous chemicals isn’t reaching us
Scientists recently did a study that has big news for all of us.
They found out that a lot of important research about dangerous chemicals...
Scientists turn to nature for a cheaper way to make hydrogen
Did you know hydrogen, a super useful raw material in agriculture and industry, is mostly made from coal or natural gas, which is harmful...
Toothpaste ingredient could help boost electric car batteries
Argonne scientists have developed a new electrolyte for lithium metal batteries to power electric vehicles.
They would greatly increase vehicle range, cost less than current...
Scientists find new way to stabilize zinc-ion battery
Imagine your phone or laptop battery lasting much longer than it currently does, and being safer, greener, and cheaper to produce!
Well, that's the aim...
New material could extract hydrogen from water with sunlight
Scientists have been hunting for better ways to use hydrogen as a clean source of energy.
A group from Drexel University's College of Engineering has...
Scientists find way to dissolve plastic with electricity
Plastic waste has become a global problem, with most of it ending up in landfills instead of being recycled.
However, researchers at CU Boulder have...
New super material could boost next-generation memory technology
Imagine a future where computers are even faster, smarter, and more efficient.
That future is getting closer, thanks to a group of researchers from Tohoku...
Oops! Too much manganese in our tap water!
Did you know that there's a metal called manganese in your tap water?
Most of us don't think about it because it's usually in tiny...