New green method breaks down Teflon using only sodium and shaking
A simple, eco-friendly method has been developed to recycle one of the world’s most durable plastics into useful…
Swiss startup opens access to world’s first living computer for universities worldwide
Scientists are growing tiny clumps of living human brain cells and using them to power computers. The emerging…
Nearly 50 miniature bots fight at UK championship event
The robots, each weighing 3.3 pounds or less, went head-to-head at the UK Beetle Championship held at St…
China tests deep-sea ‘Spider’ to track ghostly cosmic neutrinos
Chinese scientists have made a major step in the hunt for elusive subatomic particles called neutrinos. Researchers from…
Physicists rewrite 200-year-old principle to unlock atomic engines
A research team in Germany has achieved a stunning theoretical breakthrough that could reshape one of physics’ oldest…
Space mirrors for solar power may threaten astronomy, experts warn
An ambitious proposal by US startup Reflect Orbital has astronomers and environmentalists deeply concerned. The California-based company plans…
Researchers transmit photons from moving plane in major quantum leap
A consortium of German researchers has successfully transmitted individual photons from a moving aircraft, captured them in a…
Mystery of jet streams on gas giants explained with unified model
Researchers from the Netherlands Research School of Astronomy have created a new model that, they believe, explains the…
‘Physics shortcut’ helps laptop mimic quantum supercomputer power
A team of physicists from the University at Buffalo has developed a user-friendly method that allows researchers to…
Coffee and plastic waste transformed into carbon capture material
A newly patented technology has been designed to achieve two major environmental goals: capture carbon dioxide from industrial…
New imaging tech uses ‘fingerprint matrix’ to detect what eyes can’t
Scientists in Austria and France have developed a new imaging method that can reveal objects hidden behind opaque…
Scientists develop ice that captures methane in just two minutes
A new ice-like material has shown potential for the safer, cleaner, and more efficient storage of natural gas…