Scientists find way to turn plastic waste into valuable resin
A method to convert commonly thrown-away plastic to a resin used in 3D printing could allow for making better use of plastic waste.
A team...
MIT instrument could produce oxygen on Mars reliably
On the red and dusty surface of Mars, nearly 100 million miles from Earth, an instrument the size of a lunchbox is proving it...
Scientists find possible diamond factory at Earth’s core-mantle boundary
Steel rusts by water and air on the Earth’s surface. But what about deep inside the Earth’s interior?
The Earth’s core is the largest carbon...
New green material could be ultra-strong solar energy harvester
Researchers have identified how controlling the arrangement of atoms in a green material can allow it to harvest sunlight using extremely thin layers.
Solar cells...
Scientists develop new method to assess ozone layer recovery
Cambridge scientists have developed a new method for assessing the impacts of ozone-destroying substances that threaten the recovery of the ozone layer.
Published in the...
Your next wooden chair could arrive flat, then dry into a 3D shape
Wooden objects are usually made by sawing, carving, bending, or pressing.
That’s so old school!
Today, scientists will describe how flat wooden shapes extruded by a...
Scientists find the missing carbon monoxide in planet-forming disks
Astronomers frequently observe carbon monoxide in planetary nurseries.
The compound is ultra-bright and extremely common in protoplanetary disks — regions of dust and gas where...
Scientists find an efficient way to extract silver
Chemists have discovered the best sorbent (based on amino polymers) for extracting silver from solutions.
It helps selectively extract the precious metal, even if its...
Lignin may lead to greener, stronger next-gen carbon fiber
New research with lignin may soon lead to lighter, stronger carbon fiber materials and stronger plastics with a gentler environmental impact.
Lignin is a compound...
Scientists find way to destroy a forever chemical PFAS
PFAS chemicals seemed like a good idea at first.
As Teflon, they made pots easier to clean starting in the 1940s.
They made jackets waterproof and...