What is asteroid mining and how close are we to making it a reality?
The solar system is far more richly endowed by resources than everyday experience might suggest. You must have…
Oxford team makes world’s first plasma ‘fireballs’ in CERN experiment
In a world first, plasma “fireballs” have been created in the lab setting using the Super Proton Synchrotron…
Illinois lab cooks food waste into jet fuel in aviation breakthrough
A new process transforms food waste into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) that meets industry standards. Researchers at the…
Can we design healthcare that survives deep space? Dorit Donoviel explains
Space is no place to get sick, but what happens when you do? That’s the problem Dr. Dorit…
Scientists turn plastic waste into super material for batteries
Thanks to science, the materials currently causing pollution can be converted to create a more sustainable and cleaner…
Can osmotic power compete with solar and wind on cost and scale?
Each year, rivers pour some 37,000 cubic kilometers of fresh water into the oceans, releasing energy equivalent to…
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…
China achieves 99.6% recovery of materials from retired EV batteries
China is expanding its efforts to make electric vehicle battery recycling more efficient and sustainable. The country’s General…
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…
Manta rays plunge 4,000 feet to chart long journeys across oceans
New research has found that oceanic manta rays, the largest ray species, can dive to extreme depths. International…
Europe’s e-waste could yield over 1 million tons of critical materials
Europe’s “urban mine” of electronic waste now contains 1 million tons of critical raw materials (CRMs) annually. It…