Category: INNOVATION

An innovative material, called cardboard-confined rammed earth, is composed entirely of cardboard, water and soil–making it reusable and recyclable. It[…]

Cement normally soaks up the sun’s heat, making buildings hotter. By tweaking the chemistry of cement, a new material reflects[…]

A new concrete not only survives wildfires and extreme weather, but heals itself and absorbs carbon from the air. A[…]

Making ammonia fertilizer is energy and carbon-intensive. A new low-cost solar-driven method recycles ammonia in farm and industrial runoff–otherwise becoming[…]

A simple salt trick could make water-based batteries longer-lasting by using sulfate and other salt ions. Sulfate salts like zinc[…]

Perovskite solar cells, a high-energy, low-cost alternative to silicon solar cells, can work indoors, charged by using fluorescent lights and[…]

A shipboard system could remove up to 50% of carbon dioxide emitted from shipping vessels. As ships move through seawater,[…]

Clays could be an inexpensive, accessible, and abundant resource for absorbing carbon dioxide from the air. Clay minerals have an[…]

A new class of nanostructured materials can pull water from the air, collect it in pores and release it onto[…]

A new hybrid solar cell works in rainy weather by generating electricity from the movement of raindrops sliding on its[…]