Researchers have found a way to produce advanced functional fabrics while retaining the wearability and durability of everyday fabrics.
Routes Toward Emission-Free Shipping
Scientists investigate shipping activities in the North and Baltic Seas to implement zero-emission solutions in the next decade.
Using Old Materials to Create New, Sustainable Solutions
Researchers develop sustainable source materials for 3D printing. such as single-polymer composites that reinforce themselves and materials derived from waste based plastics.
Children Born Today Will Suffer the Most as a Result of Climate Change
The life of every child born today will be profoundly affected by climate change. Without accelerated intervention, this new era will come to define the health of people at every stage of their lives.
The Hearty, Hearty Caterpillar
A bioinspired, soft robotic caterpillar that uses the contraction of live heart cells to propel its motion.
Electronics that Imitate Life: A Sensing Robotic Hand
Intrinsic or tightly integrated sensing, actuation, and computation embedded into 3D structures could enable a new generation of truly smart and complex systems, such as robots that have human-like dexterity.
Geoffrey Ozin: Visionary Nanochemist Still Seeking New Frontiers
In honor of Advanced Science’s 5th Anniversary, Professor Geoffrey Ozin opens up about his 50 years in materials chemistry, his love of art and communicating science, as well as future research directions.
Gigawatt Electricity Storage Using Water and Rocks
A new solution for large-scale energy storage through the hydraulic lifting of large rocks.
Using Waste to Grow Packaging Materials
Roza Janusz has created an alternative to plastic packaging using organic materials that can either be eaten after use or safely composted.
Beyond Haber-Bosch: Non-Equilibrium Photocatalysis
A new photocatalyst is revolutionizing a time-old reaction, addressing how light can influence not just the kinetics of chemical reactions, but their thermodynamic equilibria.