Articles tagged with "Materials"
Sort by
Plant-based supercapacitor delivers 900 x energy efficiency
September 11, 2020
In a new study, researchers at Texas A&M University have described their novel plant-based energy storage device that could charge even electric cars within a few minutes in the near...
Environmentally friendly silicon recycling
September 10, 2020
Skoltech scientists and their colleagues from Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU) have developed a new method of silicon recycling. Their research was published in ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering.
Fungus leather: new front-runner for sustainable clothing material
September 9, 2020
In a new review paper by the University of Vienna, Imperial College London, and RMIT University in Australia, researchers argue that leather made from fungi has "considerable potential" to be...
Reimagining the face mask: a design upgrade
September 4, 2020
Imagine a reusable face mask that protects wearers and those around them from SARS-CoV-2, is comfortable enough to wear all day, and stays in place without frequent adjustment. Based on...
Coronavirus ‘trap and zap’ technology
August 24, 2020
Rice University researchers plan to reconfigure their 'trap and zap' wastewater-treatment technology to capture and deactivate the virus that causes COVID-19. Image: A schematic of the SARS-CoV-2 viral particle, which...
Converting self-sterilising water filtration technologies for COVID-19 protection
August 24, 2020
With the worldwide focus on coronavirus prevention and transmission, a new type of air-filter that self-sterilises and decontaminates is being developed at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Beer-Sheva, Israel...
Improved cybernetics hardware – human interfacing
August 17, 2020
Although true 'cyborgs' -- part human, part robotic beings -- are science fiction, researchers are taking steps toward integrating electronics with the body. Such devices could monitor for tumour development...
New international carbon dating standard
August 13, 2020
Radiocarbon dating is set to become more accurate than ever after an international team of scientists improved the technique for assessing the age of historical objects.
Hydrogel paves way for biomedical breakthrough
August 4, 2020
A University of Sydney team of biomedical engineers has developed a plasma technology to robustly attach hydrogels – a jelly-like substance which is structurally similar to soft tissue in the...
Mars 2020 Perseverance rover mission launched
July 31, 2020
NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover mission is on its way to the Red Planet to search for signs of ancient life and collect samples to send back to Earth.
Latest Digital Issue
