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Home heat pumps could cut pollution and save money, shows study

Deploying residential heat pumps more widely across the United States has the potential to help reduce carbon pollution while also saving homeowners money, according...

Could you microwave ambulance or hospital? Possible!

New microwave techniques could revolutionize how ambulances and hospitals are disinfected. Scientists have created a novel microwave sterilization method that could revolutionize the way ambulances...

New stretchable sensor material could power wearable electronics under extreme cold

A new material designed by researchers at the University of Toronto's Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering combines the flexibility of human skin with...

New vapor-collection technology could save water while clearing the air

About two-fifths of all the water that gets withdrawn from lakes, rivers, and wells in the U.S. is used not for agriculture, drinking, or...

Built-in vibration control could help soundproof walls or vehicles

A different kind of design for absorbing vibrations could help better soundproof walls and make vehicles more streamlined, a new study shows. The study tested...

What makes an Olympic swimming pool super fast?

It’s not just fit, strong, and elite athletes competing at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo that make a swimming pool fast. Structural engineering and...

Scientists create new mosquito bite-proof clothing with textile materials

Researchers at North Carolina State University have created insecticide-free, mosquito-resistant clothing using textile materials they confirmed as bite-proof in experiments with live mosquitoes. They developed...

New material could help produce cheaper, better all-solid-state lithium batteries

Researchers from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) have designed a novel material to make all-solid-state lithium (Li) batteries less costly...

Bird’s-eye view could be key to navigating without GPS

A bird’s-eye view may take on new meaning thanks to Army-funded research. Scientists found that a protein in bird’s retinas is sensitive to the Earth’s...

This soft skin patch could provide early warning for strokes, heart attacks

In a new study from the University of California San Diego, researchers have developed a soft and stretchy ultrasound patch that can be worn...