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New Catalysts Lower Costs, Enable CO2 Capture During Coal Conversion
New iron-based catalysts are expected to lower the operating costs of coal to liquid fuel conversion facilities while enabling the capture of the carbon dioxide generated.
Stabilizing Reversible Batteries Through Disorder
The stability of high-entropy oxides stems from a disordered distribution of elements.
Researchers on the (Garden) Path Toward Developing Blue Roses
Modern biotechnology may soon be changing the face of gardening, giving gardeners the elusive blue rose.
Plastic Pollution Mounts in Remote South Atlantic Island Areas
Researchers have determined, for the first time, that plastic pollution on some remote South Atlantic beaches is approaching levels seen in industrialized North Atlantic coasts.
Give Buildings the Blues with an Ancient Egyptian Pigment
A color developed in ancient Egypt can help cool rooftops and walls, and could also enable solar generation of electricity via windows.
Injectable Implant Offers Effective HIV Treatment and Prevention
An anti-HIV drug, a polymer and a solvent solidify into an implant once injected under the skin, and the drug is released as the polymer slowly degrades.
British Lawmakers Calling Out Fashion Industry for Environmental Impact
British lawmakers are calling out the fashion industry for being a major contributor of greenhouse gases, according to reports.
Titanium Dioxide Spheres Enhance Photocatalytic Degradation of BPA
Micron-sized titanium dioxide particles are engineered to trap and destroy bisphenol A (BPA), a water contaminant with health implications.
Sustainable Fuel Project Takes Flight
Virgin Atlantic’s VS16 flight from Orlando, Florida, to Gatwick Airport in London on Oct. 2 marks the first commercial flight to use an advanced aviation fuel produced by recycling waste industrial gases.
Nanoparticles Stop Snake Venom from Spreading in Bite Victims
A new development from the University of California Irvine stops snake venom from inflicting symptoms in bite victims.
Watch: New 3D-printed Cement Gets Stronger During a Natural Disaster
The new 3D-printed cement paste is designed to get stronger when put under pressure.
Lowering Fuel Cell Cost with Quinone Mediators and Cobalt
The new fuel cell design produces about 20% of what is possible in commercial hydrogen fuel cells but is about 100 times more effective than biofuel cells that use related organic shuttles.
Stiffness and Damping Combine in New Material
Stiff as metal but flexible enough to withstand strong vibrations, the material could be used in the manufacture of vehicles that afford almost vibration-free travel.
Watch How Rare-Earth Magnets are Recycled
Researchers are demonstrating how rare-earth permanent magnets can be harvested from used computer disk drives and repurposed in an axial gap motor.
Study: Studded Winter Tires May Take More Lives Than They Save
As the cold months approach, drivers in Sweden will soon swap out all-season or summer tires for winter ones. With an estimated 60% of those drivers opting for studded winter tires, researchers from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have determined that these tires likely take more lives than they save.
Non-toxic Quantum Dots are Efficient Photocatalysts
Nanomaterials containing indium phosphide, zinc sulfide and sulfide ligands are environmentally benign compared with cadmium-containing materials.
Active Organic Material Supports Efficient Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution from Water
The new crystalline catalyst, based on a benzo-bis (benzothiophene sulfone) moiety, shows a much higher activity for photochemical hydrogen evolution than its amorphous or semicrystalline counterparts.
Simulated Martian Soil for Sale
Researchers can use the material to test food production techniques and other technologies for supporting expeditions and colonies.
"Paintable" Chemo Drug for Melanoma is Under Development
Topical delivery of chemotherapy may enable patients to side-step other painful and invasive procedures while targeting tumors in a more direct manner.
Are You an Expert with a Good Idea? DARPA Wants Your Help
DARPA hopes to accelerate revolutionary advances with online collaboration platform Polyplexus.