The unconventional chemist talks innovations in material science, putting science to work to help solve societal problems, and how to see the best in everything.
Challenges in establishing eco-cities within urban agglomeration
Urbanization is threatening global water supplies, but finding a way to balance expansion with sustainable water management between nature, people, and the city water infrastructure.
Learning energy efficiency networks in Argentina
The Argentinean experience can inform experts on LEEN efforts to make industrial sectors more energy efficient in developing regions.
The first COVID-19 vaccines are here, but challenges remain
Whilst vaccines against COVID-19 show there is light at the end of the tunnel, three main challenges still need to be addressed.
Understanding consciousness: researchers identify key neural structures
Which structures in the brain activate when your state of consciousness changes?
Insights into heart development with 3D bioprinting
3D bioprinted models of developing human hearts reveal critical factors that shape heart development.
Using computational models for better thermoregulation in the ICU
Models that can predict and help us to understand the body’s thermal state could help optimize temperature management strategies in a clinical setting.
DeepMind solves 50-year-old challenge in predicting protein folding
Using their deep-learning program, AlphaFold, researchers predict the 3D structure of proteins using only their linear amino acid sequence, revolutionizing computational biology as we know it.
Climate 21: Welcome back to a future world of green energy
The Climate 21 project lays out a program for a multilateral, comprehensive, speedy, and effective change to a green energy infrastructure, one that will help mitigate the negative effects of a changing climate.
Nature can adjust to a new climate, though perhaps not fast enough
Nature is widely adapted to the current climate, making it harder to adjust to a new one.