Osaka University researchers create new material based on gold and black phosphorus to produce clean hydrogen fuel using the full spectrum of sunlight Global climate change and the energy cr... Read more
The grizzled asteroid miner is a stock character in science fiction. Now, a couple of recent events – one legal and the other technological – have brought asteroid mining a step closer to re... Read more
High-performance lithium ion batteries face a major problem: Lithium will eventually start to run out as batteries are deployed in electric cars and stationary storage units. Researchers fro... Read more
Can accurately detect cancer-related molecules in blood and are small enough to be used in portable medical devices A new method that fabricates gold nanostructures quickly and efficiently c... Read more
Powerful x-rays can now be used to rapidly and accurately detect gold in ore samples, thanks to a new technique developed by CSIRO – a move that could save Australia’s minerals industry hund... Read more
Northwestern University scientists have struck gold in the laboratory. They have discovered an inexpensive and environmentally benign method that uses simple cornstarch — instead of cy... Read more
Arriving at a rapid and accurate diagnosis is critical during flu outbreaks, but until now, physicians and public health officials have had to choose between a highly accurate yet time-consu... Read more
Image via Wikipedia In a world with so many instabilities, there is an understandable search for something that offers a stable value – preferably something that cannot be affected by the wh... Read more