Category: INNOVATION

A newly designed ‘architected’ reef can mimic the wave-buffering effects of natural reefs while providing pockets for fish and other[…]

Scientists have demonstrated the selective conversion of carbon dioxide into methanol using a cascade reaction strategy. The two-part process is[…]

Photo: new iPhone example A new sustainable method makes high-performance plastics from agricultural leftovers. This novel method for creating polyamides[…]

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[…]