Future technologies may soon be made from self-assembling materials, according to chemists from Trinity College Dublin. The team successfully created a new material that self-assembles into ...

The system of separating water and oil is one that can be laborious and expensive. Fortunately, engineering researchers from the University of Texas at Austin have come up with a simpler yet more ...

As the farthest planet in the solar system, Pluto has always been filled with mysteries. A recent study revealed that the icy planet may contain ammonia and water, the presence of which indicates the ...

Many countries have shifted to promoting electric vehicles (EVs) as an alternative to fossil-fuel-powered vehicles. However, the production of batteries for these EVs requires the use of precious ...

Nature emits carbon dioxide (CO2) as part of many different natural processes. Plants are known to take them in as a necessary ingredient in photosynthesis, and it benefits the Earth in a lot of ...

Can you microwave away glyphosate? Various rumors across ‘net have proposed many ideas about eliminating glyphosate — a cancer-causing weed killer herbicide — from food or beverages. Some of those ...

Researchers are constantly looking for ways to improve the performance of perovskite solar cells while also reducing their price tags. A Japanese team focused on two different forms of titanium oxide, ...

A newly developed metal alloy is the closest thing humans have ever come to creating the fictional element adamantium. Its Japanese developers have described it as the perfect material for ...

The next generation of wearable electronic devices may carry one new innovation in tow: stretchable lithium-ion batteries. Currently, the typical wearable is powered by conventional types of batteries ...

Major agricultural corporations in the United States are being blamed for pollution tied to the rise of pediatric cancers and birth defects in the country. From fertilizer run-off to pesticide ...

A troika of Russian research institutes have developed a new battery that use nuclear material as its energy source. In a Phys.org article, the prototype cell can store 10 times more energy than its ...

The Earth’s oceans could be soaking up double the amount of carbon dioxide that current climate models have predicted. In a major breakthrough, English and German researchers found a higher net flux ...