Category: INNOVATION

Blended materials are difficult to recycle.  99% of the over 113 million tons of textiles produced today ends up burned[…]

Tiny copper ‘nano-flowers’ attached to an artificial leaf can produce clean fuels and chemicals without any additional carbon emissions. Combining[…]

Zaps of static electricity can be an untapped source of energy. A device called a triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG), can convert[…]

A new living 3D-printed fungal battery could supply power to sensors for agriculture or research in remote regions. Once the[…]

One way to increase solar cell efficiency is to change their chemical makeup. Current cells use silicon, a long-lasting inorganic[…]

A new material for high density data storage can be erased and recycled in a more efficient and sustainable way,[…]

Currently solar panels are vulnerable to high-wind events, with possible structural collapse and failures. Tracking mounts that rotate the panels[…]

New molecules have been synthesized to quickly capture significant amounts of carbon dioxide from the air. Focus was on titanium[…]

Spraying clay dust on the ocean’s surface could convert carbon into food for trillions of zooplankton (microscopic sea creatures) to[…]