Tag: Advanced Materials
Bioplastics for Life Beyond Earth
Researchers demonstrate algae growth under Mars-like pressures
If humans are ever going to live beyond Earth, they’ll need to construct habitats. But transporting enough industrial...
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...
Renewable rice robots offer appetising role for the future
Scientists at the University of Bristol have created soft robots from rice paper which biodegrades safely within 32 days.
The team has discovered that the...
Defects in 2D material could serve as quantum bits
Carbon-doped hexagonal boron nitride shows promise as quantum tech platform
Scientists across the world are working to make quantum technologies viable at scale ⎯ an...
New fuel cell could enable electric aviation
These devices could pack three times as much energy per pound as today’s best EV batteries, offering a lightweight option for powering trucks, planes,...
New Cooling Tech Could Curb Data Centers’ Rising Energy Demands
Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a new cooling technology that could significantly improve the energy efficiency of data centers...
Researchers develop living material from fungi
Fungi are considered a promising source of biodegradable materials. Empa researchers have developed a new material based on a fungal mycelium and its own...
Ultra-thin tin sulfide sheets for next-generation electronics
A team of researchers from Tohoku University, National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology (QST), and Cambridge University have demonstrated a new way to...
Plastic-like materials that dissolve in the sea
Supramolecular materials that fully degrade when soaked in saltwater have the potential to help address the microplastics pollution crisis.
Microplastics—small fragments of plastics less than...
