Category: INNOVATION

Several million tons of this seafood waste (exoskeletons of lobsters, crabs, and shrimps) is dumped each year. Its abundant organic[…]

Over 1 billion electronic devices could be discarded annually in the US a decade from now, but these could become[…]

A NEW SOURCE OF ENERGY A nanoscale device harnessing the hydroelectric effect can harvest electricity from evaporation of fluids with[…]

Complex computer simulations have been employed to develop a new design for significantly more efficient solar cells. To do that,[…]

A new fuel refinery concept could produce economical, sustainable and useful chemicals from woody plant matter such as agricultural and[…]

Construction materials and processes produce 11% of all energy-related emissions. Concrete, steel, and aluminum account for 23% of all emissions.[…]

Waste carbon dioxide has been converted into a potential precursor for chemicals and carbon-free fuel. The CO2 has been turned[…]

Orca, the world’s biggest commercial direct air capture devices, pulls carbon dioxide from the air near Iceland’s capital. It resembles[…]

A new lithium battery can charge in under five minutes–faster than any such battery on the market–while maintaining stable performance[…]

Small, sustainable power sources will be necessary to power the network of sensors used in smart homes and autonomous vehicles,[…]