2+ hour, 13+ min ago  (292+ words) What if wheat straw could become the base for a new biofuel, similar to how certain vegetable oils are used today? European research scientists are currently exploring this possibility. At the National Renewable Energy Center (CENER) in northern Spain, biologists…...

1+ mon, 3+ hour ago  (182+ words) Researchers have explored the cause of the annoying dripping sound from our faucets and suggest a remarkably simple fix. It turns out that the water droplet itself isn't what makes the noise when it hits a liquid surface. Instead, it's…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (261+ words) Glass Almanac "Hydrogenase is an enzyme found in algae, capable of reducing protons into hydrogen," states chemist and lead author, Katarzyna Sok. "Throughout evolution, this process was deactivated because it wasn't necessary for survival, but we have managed to bypass…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (464+ words) Amazing "Reverse" Filter Traps Small Objects, Lets Big Ones Pass Through! Glass Almanac Picture a colander that only allows pasta to pass through while holding back the water" A team of researchers has announced the development of a self-healing membrane,…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (263+ words) Recent studies have led to the development of a material that can respond to its surroundings and adjust its temperature accordingly. Imagine a material that could mimic the human body's ability to self-regulate its temperature. "One of the major challenges…...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago  (119+ words) Glass Almanac Global Electric Car Battery Leader CATL to Introduce Sodium-Ion Batteries CATL, a frontrunner in the electric vehicle battery market, is on the verge of introducing new sodium-ion batteries, marking a significant shift towards reducing reliance on lithium. Sodium,…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago  (377+ words) After conducting numerous experiments with potassium, Scottish researchers have claimed to have discovered a new stable state of matter that behaves both as a solid and a liquid under extreme conditions! In physics, there are four standard states of matter:…...

6+ mon, 23+ hour ago  (309+ words) A faint blue dot, suspended between metal electrodes, captured imaginations around the world'and reminded us how far experimental physics has come. In Oxford, a lone strontium" What Exactly Is an Atom? Atoms are the building blocks of everything'from the chair…...