Material & Energy

Rust-Removing Sound Waves Can Breathe New Life Into MXene Batteries

Hossein Alijani, one of the co-lead authors of a research paper, examines a MXene membrane. Credit: at RMIT University.Scientists have recently developed a technique to significantly extend the durability of MXene, a nanomaterial promoted as a swifter-charging substitute for lithium in batteries. This advancement enhances the feasibility of MXene as a long-lasting option for...

From Fruit Waste To Water-purifying Material

Assistant Professor Edison Ang from Nanyang Technological University, seen on the left, displays samples of both fruit waste and molybdenum carbide. One of his colleagues demonstrates a solar still containing a black sheet made of the aforementioned material. Credit: Nanyang Technological University.Solar stills offer an ingenious and uncomplicated method for purifying contaminated or saline...

New Method Could Help Get To Cheap Hydrogen

Using a PEM electrolyzer, the researchers create hydrogen in the laboratory. Credit: Eduardo GraciaResearchers at Umeå University have made a breakthrough that could make hydrogen, a carbon dioxide (CO2)-free fuel, more affordable. The team has created a new method to increase the production of hydrogen gas from water and electricity, a process critical to...

Transparent Solar Panels Windows of the Future

This innovation allows for the absorption of sunlight without compromising the view through these transparent surfaces.Credit: Masood Aslami/ pexels.comA group of scientists from Michigan State University has created a technology capable of transforming see-through surfaces, such as windows in buildings or cell phone screens, into surfaces that can collect solar energy. This innovation allows for...

The Green Hydrogen Time, as a Renewable Energy Sources

All we are longing for is a less polluted environment. Credit Pexels.Green hydrogen is a form of hydrogen produced using renewable energy sources, such as wind or solar power, rather than fossil fuels. It is considered a promising solution for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and achieving a more sustainable energy future.Green hydrogen is...

Businesses Obligated to Act Accordingly to the Green Agenda

Image on how much gas is emitted. Credit: Foto de Pixabay: https://www.pexels.com/pt-br/foto/torres-eletricas-durante-a-hora-dourada-221012/Every spring-time  (season of growth), shareholders measure  how they are running their ventures. It's the moment that business people take on advice to form Corporate Policies, Action Plan, Executive and Government expenses. This has been changing currently  as we see the acceleration on...

Nano Drug Delivery Advancement Discloses New Opportunities for the Treatment of Pulmonary Fibrosis

Credit: Lung Disease NewsA current advancement publication by researchers at the Masonic Medical Research Institute has discovered a novel way of treating pulmonary fibrosis. This progressive, incurable disease leads to the stiffening of the lungs through scarring, using nanoparticles.However, nano drug delivery is a promising field that offers significant possibilities for the treatment of...

Scientists Create a New Device to Detect Brain Tumors Using Urine

Microscopic image of nanowires. Credit: Dr Takao YasuiAt Nagoya University in Japan, researchers have used a new device to spot an essential membrane protein in the urine, indicating whether the patient has a brain tumors.This protein could be utilized to spot brain cancer, preventing the need for invasive tests and enhancing the probability of...

Physicists Produce the First Two-Dimensional Ferrimagnetism in Graphene

Graphic diagram depicting the Hall effect in the system under investigation. Credit: SPbUResearchers from St. Petersburg College and their international associates have created the globe's first two-dimensional ferromagnetism in graphene. The use of the obtained magnetic state of graphene can become the basis of a current method to electronics, increasing its energy efficiency and...

Scientists Have Created Current, Heat-Efficient Nanoparticles For Treating Cancer

Nanoparticles accumulate in tumor. Credit: Olena Taratula, Oleh Taratula, OSU College of PharmacyOregon State College researchers have invented a way to make magnetic nanoparticles that obtain hotter than any previous nanoparticle, improving their cancer-combating ability.Faculty from the OSU University of Drugstore led a partnership that created an advanced thermal decomposition technique for creating nanoparticles...