1+ day, 14+ hour ago In the Harry Potter stories, an invisibility cloak can hide a person even while they walk, bend, or run. In the real world, scientists have long dreamed of creating something similar'materials that can hide objects from detection without being stiff…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago As the world moves toward cleaner energy and electric technologies, better batteries are becoming more important than ever. Batteries power everything from phones and laptops to electric vehicles and renewable energy storage systems. Today, lithium-ion batteries dominate the market, but…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago Most of us expect materials to behave in a familiar way. When you pull on fabric, it stretches longer and becomes thinner. This is true for everyday materials like rubber, plastic, and most textiles. But a special class of materials,…...

6+ day, 14+ hour ago A material best known for keeping eggs from sticking to frying pans may help solve one of clean energy's biggest challenges. Researchers have discovered that a simple Teflon-based coating can boost hydrogen production in water electrolyzers by about 40%, using a…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago A new study has found that many everyday chemicals can harm the good bacteria living in your gut. These bacteria are important for keeping your body healthy, but researchers have discovered that 168 different human-made substances can stop these microbes from…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago Scientists have developed a new manufacturing method that could dramatically improve the strength, durability, and performance of battery electrodes'especially those used in electric vehicles and large energy storage systems. The innovation, created by researchers from the Korea Institute of Energy…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago The color that makes blue jeans iconic might also help power tomorrow's electric vehicles and energy storage systems. Researchers at Concordia University have discovered that indigo'the same natural dye used in denim for hundreds of years'could play an important role…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago Scientists have created a new kind of "electronic skin" " a super thin, flexible, and breathable device that sticks comfortably to the human body and can monitor health signals with high accuracy. This breakthrough, developed by a team from DGIST, Hanbat…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago Researchers in South Korea have developed a new lightweight, low-cost material that can dissipate heat much more efficiently than many existing cooling materials. The breakthrough, inspired by the way egg whites expand when heated, could help prevent overheating in everything…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago Lithium-metal batteries are often described as the "next big thing" for electric vehicles and energy storage. They can hold much more energy than today's lithium-ion batteries'enough to boost an electric car's driving range from about 400 kilometers to nearly 700 kilometers per…...