What constitutes novelty and importance and meeting the criteria of top-tier journals? Maybe we need to rethink how and where we showcase our breakthroughs…
Prof-Bot: The autonomous chemistry professor
Will artificial intelligence expand and enhance its teaching prowess to the point where it can replace the professor in his or her traditional role?
Absolute zero: A counter-intuitive energy transition
For the UK to make headway with its ambitious Absolute Zero plan, it calls for an administration that understands the subject and what is needed for its success.
Helping robots think like humans
UCF researchers develop a device that mimics brain cells used for human vision. The invention may help to one day make robots that can think like humans.
The world’s most efficient lithium-sulfur battery
Monash University researchers have developed the world’s most efficient lithium-sulphur battery, capable of powering a smartphone for five continuous days.
Storing Energy in Hydrogen
A novel catalyst with activity 20x higher than platinum could be used to store and retrieve energy stored in chemical bonds.
Climate Change Will Require Heavy Lifting
The burden of caring for Planet Earth is upon our shoulders, and it will take some heavy lifting and concrete solutions to reverse the adverse, long-term effects of climate change.
Radiative Sky Cooling as a Renewable Source of Energy
A new, cost-effective device that can generate electricity from energy otherwise lost to space.
Challenges of Electrifying Heterogeneous Catalysis
How feasible is hydrogen production using renewable sources of energy?
Extending Knowledge of Life on Earth and Helping Us Find it Elsewhere
Minute fossils from the depths: Deep life on Earth thrives, is fossilized, and may help us identify life elsewhere.