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...
How do rechargeable aqueous zinc batteries work
Researchers have hoped that rechargeable zinc-manganese dioxide batteries — which promise safety, low cost and environmental sustainability — could be developed into a viable...
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 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...
Scientists find super-fast way to charge electric car in 10 minutes
Despite the growing popularity of electric vehicles, many consumers still hesitate to make the switch.
One reason is that it takes so much longer to...
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...
MIT engineers fabricate a chip-free, wireless electronic skin
Wearable sensors are ubiquitous thanks to wireless technology that enables a person’s glucose concentrations, blood pressure, heart rate, and activity levels to be transmitted...
This rocket will image supernova remnant
A Northwestern University astrophysics team is aiming for the stars — well, a dead star, that is.
On Aug. 21, the NASA-funded team will launch...
New shortcut for quantum simulations could unlock new doors for technology
From water boiling into steam to ice cubes melting in a glass, we’ve all seen the phenomenon known as a phase transition in our...