A new sponge-like material structure developed by scientists at MIT can soak up the sun—and uses that sunlight to make steam.
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Scientists at the University of California, Davis have caught the first-ever glimpse of a borosilicate glass transition under pressure, a finding that may help unlock some of glass’s secrets.
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A group of researchers from Stanford is leading a new charge—their simple water splitter only needs a AAA battery and skips the precious metal catalysts present in other splitters, making a cheaper device that shows promise for making a hydrogen future all the more possible.
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The recycled rubber we so readily discard—some 290 million tires each year—could someday provide electricity to our electric vehicles or store solar or wind energy.
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What are lawmakers in Washington doing to ensure that manufacturing remains a focus of economic recovery and revitalization? For one, they’re backing a bipartisan bill that helps strengthen engineering programs at learning institutions across the nation to meet the growing demands—and challenges—of manufacturing in the 21st century.
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Researchers from the University of Cambridge and the European Laboratory for Non-Linear Spectroscopy are coloring the world of white materials with a discovery that shows just how Cyphochilus beetles achieve such super white shells.
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A team from Michigan State University has developed a new luminescent solar concentrator that offers greater efficiency with complete transparency.
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