2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (391+ words) Tests showed the supraball coating almost doubled solar absorption compared with conventional gold nanoparticle films. Though the sun produces more energy than we would ever need on Earth, current solar harvesting technologies are limited, and they don't capture as much…...

19+ hour, 4+ min ago  (646+ words) With almost perfect magnetic cancellation, this material avoids stray fields that limit device scaling in modern electronic systems. Magnets are powerful, but they're also noisy. Not in the way speakers are, but in the way they leak invisible magnetic fields…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (827+ words) A laser-based method detects argon-42 at 10" levels, helping clean up false signals in liquid-argon dark matter detectors. In a world filled with trillions upon trillions of atoms, spotting a handful that barely exist sounds almost impossible. Atoms of argon-42 (Ar),…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago  (912+ words) US scientists have built a high-throughput biological platform that could speed up the search for rare-earth separation materials, a key step in strengthening supply chains for electronics, batteries, and magnets. Researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) are using naturally…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago  (513+ words) Researchers at Northwestern University in the US have successfully produced methanol from methane gas using a lightning plasma in glass tubes. The achievement demonstrates that the potential for carrying out energy-intensive reactions can be realized quickly and easily in plasma-generating…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago  (547+ words) University of Toronto researchers say bacteria could turn waste into chemicals used in cosmetics and cleaners. Researchers at the University of Toronto have identified how certain bacteria can be guided to turn waste into valuable industrial chemicals now largely sourced…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago  (470+ words) Researchers used Expanse supercomputer simulations to improve sodium battery life and energy density. Researchers at UC San Diego have used a supercomputer and artificial intelligence to improve sodium-ion battery materials, a step that could lower the cost of large-scale energy…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (517+ words) Access expert insights, exclusive content, and a deeper dive into engineering and innovation all with fewer ads or a completely ad-free experience. Current batteries have a poor reputation due to their tendency to catch fire, high manufacturing costs, and reliance…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (484+ words) Access expert insights, exclusive content, and a deeper dive into engineering and innovation all with fewer ads or a completely ad-free experience. HKUST team builds single-crystalline COF electrolyte that improves lithium battery safety and cycle life. Researchers at Hong Kong…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (472+ words) Access expert insights, exclusive content, and a deeper dive into engineering and innovation all with fewer ads or a completely ad-free experience. Engineers at Rice University have developed a dual-bacterial system that converts chemical signals directly into electrical output, creating…...