Scientists create green floor to replace steel in construction
Researchers from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of Maine have developed a groundbreaking, eco-friendly floor panel that could...
New heat pump technology could revolutionize industrial heating
Industrial companies need process heat for many applications, from producing food and beverages to making metals and paper.
Traditionally, this heat is generated by burning...
Scientists harness algae for clean electricity: A new renewable energy source
In the quest to find sustainable energy sources, algae may hold the key.
Researchers from Concordia University have discovered a way to generate electricity using...
Scientists create tougher cement inspired by seashells
Engineers at Princeton University have taken inspiration from oyster and abalone shells to develop a new cement composite that is much stronger and more...
A section of critical highway collapsed in Wyoming. Could it happen anywhere
The partial collapse of a roadway in Wyoming as a result of a landslide that occurred over the weekend raises serious questions about the...
Scientists innovate safer and more efficient solid-state batteries
In the search for better batteries, researchers at Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) have made a significant breakthrough with solid-state batteries.
These batteries...
World’s heaviest soaring bird boosts wind turbine efficiency
Mechanical engineers at the University of Alberta have found inspiration in the Andean condor, the world's heaviest soaring bird, to improve wind turbine design.
Working...
Generating electricity from ice: a cool new discovery
Last year, researchers from the US and Canada made an exciting discovery: they created electrical batteries using ice!
While the electricity output is currently small—just...
Tiny crop-health sensors could reduce grocery costs
A team of international engineers has developed a compact, lightweight sensor system with infrared imaging capabilities that could revolutionize crop monitoring.
This flat-optics technology can...
Cutting-edge vision chip brings human eye-like perception to machines
With rapid advancements in artificial intelligence (AI), technologies like autonomous driving and intelligent robots are becoming more common.
These systems rely heavily on visual perception...