Category: INNOVATION

Most air purification systems are expensive, cumbersome and require frequent cleaning or filter replacement, but there’s an alternative. New artificial[…]

Urban residents could wear a new natural fabric to counter rising temperatures. It reflects sunlight, lets heat escape, while blocking[…]

Buildings account for 40% of greenhouse gas emissions, but a new algorithm-based method of designing floor plans for apartment buildings[…]

A new design overcomes a key barrier to safer, more efficient EV batteries. A polymer-filled porous membrane allows lithium ions[…]

A new energy-efficient device produces drinking water from seawater using an evaporation process, continuously desalinating water without needing major maintenance.[…]

A new method to extract lithium from salty brines is more efficient and sustainable in its use of water, chemicals,[…]

The ALTIUS (Air-Launched, Tube-Integrated, Unmanned System) is a drone able to hunt hurricanes. Independent sensors allow it to process hundreds[…]

A new smart material adjusts its transparency with changes in temperature, outperforming similar materials as to durability, transparency, and responsiveness.[…]

Nearly 26% of the Earth’s beaches will wash away by this century’s end. Fortunately, a mild zap of electricity can[…]