Autonomous materials laboratories and the research communities that build them will be crucial to achieving our climate goals.
Earth and environment
Have your morning coffee and wear it too!
Scientists convert waste coffee husks into cellulose fibers and films with potential applications in textiles and biodegradable products.
Box jellyfish show surprising ability to learn without a brain
Learning from experience was believed to be restricted to more advanced creatures, but in a first, Caribbean jellyfish were shown to learn from past mistakes.
Bringing aqueous rechargeable zinc iodine batteries to the mainstream energy market
New research aims to improve the stability and safety of alternatives to rechargeable lithium-ion batteries using aqueous zinc and hydrogels.
Solar wastewater treatment could bring clean water to remote places
This cost-effective solar evaporation device could supplant lengthy and expensive filtration systems normally used in wastewater treatment.
What will it take to make sodium and potassium batteries viable alternatives to lithium?
Scientists explore the challenges facing alternatives to lithium-ion batteries and suggests a roadmap to overcome these obstacles.
Turning plastic waste into low-cost hydrogen fuels
A flash heating technique breaks down plastic waste and converts it to pure hydrogen and graphene with significantly less emissions and at a low cost.
Carbon capture using biomass offers new hope in reducing emissions
A renewable, carbon-based absorbent is challenging MOFs in carbon capture technology, offering sustainable solutions for emissions reduction.
Are golf courses an alligator’s paradise?
To understand the impacts of golf courses on wildlife, researchers are exploring how these novel habitats are affecting fundamental animal behaviors.
Boosting lateral solar cells
A new design approach and specialized organic material helps improve the efficiency of lateral solar cells, turning energy generation on its side.
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