Category: INNOVATION

A new sunlight-powered solid-state material converts visible light into higher-energy UV light, enabling cleaner air purification, solar-driven chemistry, and advanced[…]

By lifting a gene from wild rice and breeding it into domestic crops a perennial crop has been created that[…]

A breakthrough in brain-inspired computing could make today’s energy-hungry AI systems far more efficient. A new nanoelectronic device has been[…]

Catalysts made with manganese can efficiently convert carbon dioxide into formate. Manganese is widely available and low cost, making it[…]

A new material for insulating windows could improve buildings’ energy efficiency worldwide. It works a bit like a high-tech version[…]

Supercapacitors are an emerging class of energy storage devices that store charge electrostatically, rather than through chemical reactions like batteries.[…]

A world-class catalyst for the reverse water–gas shift reaction has been developed, transforming carbon dioxide into a key building block[…]

As battery use grows in EVs and elsewhere, there will be a stockpile of those discarded. Recycling the valuable materials[…]

A new building material has about one quarter of concrete’s carbon footprint and reduces waste going to landfills. Composed entirely[…]