Dutch scientists have a use for all the carbon dioxide that pours from the chimneys of fossil fuel-burning power stations: Harvest it for even more electricity Power-generating stations worl... Read more
The technique holds promise for use in “soft robotics” and biomedical applications. Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a new technique for creating devices out o... Read more
The world’s best dye Quantum dots are tiny nanocrystals with extraordinary optical and electrical properties with possible uses in dye production, bioimaging, and solar energy production. Re... Read more
More powerful batteries could help electric cars achieve a considerably larger range and thus a breakthrough on the market. A new nanomaterial for lithium ion batteries developed in the labs... Read more
Electric rocket engines known as Hall thrusters, which use a super high-velocity stream of ions to propel a spacecraft in space, have been used successfully onboard many missions for half a... Read more
Air-breathing lithium batteries that go far beyond the capacity of current power packs may be in the offing A rechargeable, air-breathing battery that can store up to 10 times the energy of... Read more
The votes have been tallied in the Electrolux Design Lab 201 Ccoming out on top in a field of over 1,300 entries received from over 50 countries is Slovakian design student Adrian Mankovecký... Read more
Water softening techniques are very effective for removing minerals such as calcium and magnesium, which occur as positively-charged ions in “hard” water. But many heavy metals a... Read more