It removed more than 90 percent of the salt compared to 70 percent with the previous gas hydrate technique In the midst of an intensifying global water crisis, scientists are reporting devel... Read more
A University of Colorado Boulder team has developed a radically new technique that uses the power of sunlight to efficiently split water into its components of hydrogen and oxygen, paving th... Read more
More than half of common plant species and a third of animals could see a serious decline in their habitat range. A new study published in Nature Climate Change suggests that if nothing is d... Read more
The search for sustainable new materials to store heat captured from the sun for release during the night has led scientists to a high-tech combination of paraffin wax and sand. Their report... Read more
A breakthrough in nanolaser technology has been made by Arizona State University researchers. Electrically powered nano-scale lasers have been able to operate effectively only in cold temper... Read more
A new way of making crystalline silicon, developed by U-M researchers, could make this crucial ingredient of computers and solar cells much cheaper and greener. Silicon dioxide, or sand, mak... Read more
Australia had to add a new color to its weather maps this week. Meteorologists used royal purple to denote an off-the-charts high temperature of 50 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit),... Read more
Study offers blueprint for creating machines at the nanoscale An international team of scientists has taken the next step in creating nanoscale machines by designing a multi-component molecu... Read more