Scientists turn problem seaweed into greener building materials
Along coastlines in the Caribbean, the United States, and northern Brazil, massive amounts of brown seaweed called sargassum have become a growing problem.
When it...
Scientists find cheap way to recycle lithium from old EV batteries
With millions of electric vehicles already on the road, one big question looms: what happens to all their used batteries?
Even when a battery reaches...
Scientists find how to overcome the fatigue limit ceiling in ultra-strong steel
A Japanese research team has found a surprising way to make steel much tougher against repeated stress.
Instead of weakening the metal, carefully applied “fatigue...
A magic-like material could make EV batteries easy to recycle
Electric vehicles (EVs) are on the rise, but there’s a hidden problem growing alongside them: waste.
Every EV runs on large, complex lithium-ion batteries that...
Scientists find way to turn Mars soil into metal
The dream of building homes, labs, and entire settlements on Mars is no longer just the stuff of science fiction.
Billionaires, space agencies, and space...
Breakthrough material sets new record for QLED efficiency and lifetime
Quantum-dot light-emitting diodes, better known as QLEDs, have been hailed as one of the most promising technologies for the next generation of displays.
With their...
Scientists create low-cost hydrogen tech with scalable MOF electrodes
Hydrogen is often called the “fuel of the future,” and for good reason—it’s clean, versatile, and can replace fossil fuels in industries that are...
Scientists turn flow batteries into carbon-catching powerhouses
Sometimes, solving big problems means taking something away rather than adding more.
That’s exactly what researchers at the University of Houston have done to make...
Scientists capture carbon from air with just smartphone-level power
Imagine being able to clean carbon dioxide directly from the air using only as much electricity as it takes to charge your phone.
That is...
Tiny wrinkles in super-thin materials could power the future of electronics
Sometimes, flaws can be a feature. Scientists at Rice University have discovered that tiny wrinkles in super-thin materials—just one atom thick—can be used to...