8+ hour, 34+ min ago  (375+ words) Scaling Innovations to Serve Many Researchers at Penn State want to find a better solution to plastic waste instead of sending it to landfills. Through a new method, plastic bottles could end up powering electronics. The team of researchers discovered…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (460+ words) Researchers found an energy and environmentally friendly method for extracting rare earth elements. We rely on rare earth elements to help power electric car motors, wind turbines, smartphones, and other daily electronics. However, they are called rare earth elements for…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (492+ words) The plastic recycling plant aims to transition towards a circular economy by converting waste into resources. It's well known at this point that recycling is incredibly difficult to recycle. This is mainly because of the immense time and effort it…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (422+ words) The highest-quality 3 D printing method cannot reuse its materials, but this new resin changes that. 3 D printing is becoming so advanced that you could practically print anything. It's used to make something as advanced as rocket parts, or something as…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (506+ words) Chemists and computer scientists tapped AI to find new disinfectants to combat the growing threat of dangerous "superbugs." For over a century, cleaning products have relied on quaternary ammonium compounds, or QACs, to kill bacteria. However, bacteria are smart and…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (325+ words) The process could unlock new possibilities for high-performance materials used in gas separation, chemical storage, and advanced coatings. Scientists found an easier way to produce a special kind of glass. This new material is made from metal-organic frameworks, or MOFs....

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (436+ words) The "living plastic" method completely degrades the material within a week without leaving microplastics behind. We use many plastic products just once, but the material sticks around for years. So researchers looked for a way to fix that with living…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (289+ words) The eco-friendly, one-step process takes leather scraps and laser technology to create sustainable wearable electronics. Researchers have found a way to turn leather scraps into high-tech energy storage using a simple laser. This new method could make wearable gadgets more…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago  (471+ words) A simple temperature tweak makes the process of turning ethanol into clean hydrogen both cheaper and more stable. Researchers in Brazil have found a better way to turn ethanol into hydrogen, and it all comes down to how they heat…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (420+ words) Most people think of lithium when it comes to battery storage. However, those materials are getting expensive and hard to find. Elestor is taking a different path by using iron and hydrogen, two of Earth's most common elements. The company…...