Materials Your cutlery could soon be made from durable, sustainable sugar and wood powders April 18, 2023
Materials Folding into the future: Modern origami method creates stunning glass shapes March 30, 2023
Future Researchers create DNA pottery that could one day deliver drugs inside your body February 6, 2023
Electronics Shape-shifting “Terminator robot” escapes prison just like in the movies February 2, 2023
Biology This hempcrete won’t get you high but it can make your dream green home affordable February 1, 2023
Art Repurposing wind power: How out-of-service wind turbines are giving new life to children’s playgrounds January 19, 2023
Materials Ukrainian researcher who fled war shows how recycled concrete can help his country rebuild January 13, 2023
Future Deep-red, cranberry-based lipstick also kills off microbes, fungi, and bacteria December 21, 2022
Animals Eco-friendly antifouling silicone paint can save marine life from metal poisoning December 21, 2022
Biology Batteries running on bacteria juice can power medical devices inside your body December 15, 2022
Biology Juicy bots: Withering passion fruit gives rise to a robot that can clean space junk November 1, 2022
Chemistry World’s whitest paint is now thin enough to coat and cool down cars, trains and planes October 4, 2022
Biology 3D-printed cornea innovation can become a beacon of hope for millions with eye problems September 28, 2022
Astronomy Scientists created diamonds from plastic bottles and then used them to study giant gas planets September 5, 2022
Future Engineers use 19th-century photography technique to create stretchy, color-changing films April 22, 2023
Materials Bricks made from waste oil stick to each other without mortar and could soon build a house near you August 4, 2022
Materials The secret to stronger cement has been hiding inside waste shrimp shells all along, says a new paper August 3, 2022
Chemistry The story of how plastic was invented, and how it’s turned into a big problem July 21, 2022
Environmental Issues These self-healing robot fish can gobble up the microplastics from our seas June 23, 2022
Biology Moth wings pave the way toward a less-noisy future by inspiring ultra-thin sound absorbers June 15, 2022
Future These tiny soft robots can monitor complex environments ranging from deserts to the hot lunar surface May 24, 2022
Astronomy New NASA alloy is 1000 times more durable than what’s currently used in spacecraft April 19, 2022
Environment Your food may soon come wrapped in self-cleaning, biodegradable plastic inspired by the lotus February 10, 2022
Materials New ‘super jelly’ is soft, but strong enough to withstand the weight of a few cars November 26, 2021
Materials Could machine learning help us develop next-generation materials? These researchers believe so October 18, 2021