Bacteria maybe the future of oil spill and radioactive waste cleanup
Bacteria are often painted as our adversaries, but when it comes to oil spills, toxic chemicals, and radioactive waste, they could be what save...
New artificial material could sense, decide, and adapt to its environment
Scientists have developed an artificial material called a metamaterial that can respond to its environment, independently make a decision, and perform an action without...
New process could turn ordinary clothing into biosensors
They say you are what you wear.
New biosensor technology created at the University of Utah's College of Engineering makes that even more true.
Chemical engineering...
Scientists turns plastic bags into sustainable fuel
More than 300 million tons of plastic waste are produced annually, which causes serious environmental issues because of plastic's life cycle and the difficulty...
How pearls achieve nanoscale precision
Mollusks do what humans can't.
In research that could inform future high-performance nanomaterials, a University of Michigan-led team has uncovered for the first time how...
This smart material could switch between heating and cooling in minutes
As anyone who has ever parked a car in the sun on a hot summer day knows, glass windows are great at letting sunlight...
Are human burial practices messing up Earth’s ecosystems?
Life depends on death — living things die, decompose and eventually become nutrients for other life.
But when humans die, we’re often embalmed and buried...
Liquid metal could be cheap and efficient CO2 converter
Engineers from UNSW have helped discover a cheap new way to capture and convert CO2 greenhouse emissions using liquid metal.
The process can be done...
Scientists find new way to store data with dyes
As the world’s data storage needs grow, new strategies for preserving information over long periods with reduced energy consumption are needed.
Now, researchers reporting in...
Hydrogel tablet could purify contaminated river water in an hour
Researchers have created a new hydrogel tablet that can rapidly purify contaminated water.
One tablet can disinfect a liter of river water and make it...