Unzipped carbon nanotubes could help energize fuel cells and batteries
Multi-walled carbon nanotubes riddled with defects and impurities on the outside could replace some of the expensive platinum catalysts used in fuel cells and...
Artificial photosynthesis to create cheap hydrogen for fuel
The production of cheap hydrogen for automotive or jet fuel may be possible by mimicking photosynthesis, according to a Penn State materials chemist,...
Tesla Will Recycle Its Battery Packs Throughout Europe
Tesla Motors has launched a comprehensive strategy to recycle its industry-leading battery packs throughout Europe.
At the end of their long life, Tesla will recycle...
Thermo Mirror to Detect Human Body Temperature
Sometimes we get tired of staring into the mirror. The standard mirror really doesn't do much, but the Thermo Mirror is another story.
The device,...
Invisibility Cloaks Could Work
An Invisible Man with perfect vision sounds like a superhero from a comic, but may be close to reality thanks to scientists...
Tropical cyclones are intensified by air pollution
A recent increase in the intensity of tropical cyclones in the Arabian Sea may be a side effect of increasing air pollution over the...
Climate Change: The Evidence and Our Options
One of the world’s foremost experts on climate change is warning that if humans don’t moderate their use of fossil fuels, there is a...
Ultra thin organic solar cells – hold huge power potential according to Stanford...
Ultra-thin solar cells can absorb sunlight more efficiently than the thicker, more expensive-to-make silicon cells used today, because light behaves differently at scales around...
Converting the kinetic energy from wing movements of the insect into electricity
Professor Khalil Najafi, the chair of electrical and computer engineering, and doctoral student Erkan Aktakka are finding ways to harvest energy from insects, and...
Nanosensors which translate plants signals
MIT engineers have found a way to monitor plants, to observe their response to different types of stimuli, from swearing, insect bites, or infections,...