Texas tests its first plastic road
UTA-led project tackles plastic pollution crisis while building tougher, longer-lasting roads
If you’re driving through Rockwall, you’d never guess the road beneath your tires is...
Spongy material and the sun’s power remove salt from seawater
Most of Earth’s water is in the oceans and too salty to drink. Desalination plants can make seawater drinkable, but they require large amounts...
AC use to surge as world gets hotter. Harvard startup has...
Novel system works like a coffee filter to dry, cool air more efficiently
Today, systems that cool buildings account for as much as 4 percent...
Polymer research revolutionizes global art conservation field
Researchers at the University of Akron (UA), along with partners at the Getty Foundation and New York University (NYU), have developed a revolutionary formulation...
Material could make indoor temperature control more energy-efficient
Rice engineers’ new ‘salty blend’ makes it easier to cool off
Rice University researchers have developed a smart material that adjusts its transparency with changes...
New Electricity Free Tech Cools Buildings in Metro Areas
Engineers report advancements in radiative cooling in a new study in Nature Sustainability
New Electricity Free Tech Cools Buildings in Metro Areas: BUFFALO, N.Y. —...
Using Two Welding Heads to Print Metal Parts
Using Two Welding Heads to Print Metal Parts: PULLMAN, Wash. — Taking a cue from the structural complexity of trees and bones, Washington State...
A Revolutionary New Way for Metals to be Malleable
A Revolutionary New Way for Metals to be Malleable: For nearly 100 years, scientists thought they understood everything there was to know about how...
Making the Structure of ‘Fire Ice’ with Nanoparticles
The structure harnesses a strange physical phenomenon and could enable engineers to manipulate light in new ways
Making the Structure of ‘Fire Ice’ with Nanoparticles:...
Researchers use AI to Identify Similar Materials in Images
This machine-learning method could assist with robotic scene understanding, image editing, or online recommendation systems.
Researchers use AI to Identify Similar Materials in Images: A...
