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Converting Plastic to Gasoline: Innovative Science or Just TikTok Trend?

Material & Energy, Renewable Energy /

Imagine this: 21-year-old backyard inventor Julian Brown, in Alabama, clears away dirt and leaves from his DIY pyrolysis microwave reactor—powered by solar panels, a generator, and ten magnetrons likely pulling over 8 kW. Into the machine, he loads plastic waste like shopping bags, detergent bottles, and milk jugs—trash that would normally end up in a […]

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Longi Breaks Theoretical Limit: Solar Cells Reach 34.85% Efficiency

Material & Energy, Renewable Energy /

Chinese solar giant Longi has shattered expectations with a new tandem solar cell that achieves a record-breaking 34.85% efficiency—thanks to an innovative fusion of perovskite and silicon technologies. In the world of solar energy, even a 0.1% boost in efficiency is considered a big deal. Now imagine surpassing what was long believed to be the

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Vertical Photovoltaics: Singapore Unveils Super-Energy Trees

Renewable Energy, Tech /

Singapore has introduced the world’s first vertical solar forest—18 striking “supertrees” that generate 67,000 kWh annually, reshaping the future of sustainable architecture. Solar panels have traditionally been seen as more practical than beautiful. But Singapore’s urban planners challenged that notion. At Gardens by the Bay, they’ve created the first global example of vertical photovoltaics so

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3 Game-Changing Energy Breakthroughs That Will Disrupt the Fossil Fuel Industry

Material & Energy, Renewable Energy /

Three groundbreaking energy innovations are coming together to form a perfect storm—one that could mark the end of oil and coal as we know them. Remember how the iPhone brought Nokia’s reign to an abrupt end? Something just as monumental is about to shake up the energy sector. Three distinct discoveries—each one revolutionary on its

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Quantum Leap for Diamond Nanoparticles Thanks to TV-Inspired Coating

Material & Energy, Nanotechnology /

Inserting highly sensitive quantum sensors into living cells offers a promising approach for monitoring cell growth and detecting diseases—including cancer—at early stages. Diamond Nanocrystals as Quantum Biosensors: Integration Challenges Many of the most advanced and powerful quantum sensors can be built using tiny pieces of diamond, but this presents a challenge: inserting diamond into a

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How Giant Concrete Spheres on the Seafloor Could Store Renewable Energy

Material & Energy, Renewable Energy, Tech /

To avoid using large areas of land for building renewable energy storage facilities, the Fraunhofer Institute has been developing a bold yet feasible idea: using hollow concrete spheres submerged in the deep ocean to store energy. The StEnSea Project: Storing Energy in the Sea Since 2011, the StEnSea (Stored Energy in the Sea) project has

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U.S. Data Center to use Non-foreign lithium Batteries

Carbon Capture, Material & Energy /

A data center developer and a battery startup will debut a new kind of energy storage at a U.S. data center, marking the latest effort by tech firms to address the rising energy demands of artificial intelligence. Prometheus Hyperscale and XL Batteries will install an organic flow battery at Prometheus’ one-gigawatt Wyoming data center, starting

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New Method Detects Nanoplastics In Body Fluids Using Optofluidics And Raman Spectroscopy

Material & Energy, Nanotechnology /

Microplastics and even tinier nanoplastics can enter the human body through different pathways, such as consumption of food or inhalation. While a significant portion is expelled from the body, some particles persist in organs, the bloodstream, and other bodily fluids. The Nano-VISION project, launched two years ago with BRAVE Analytics, explored the potential implications of

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Spacetop Offers A Vast Virtual Workspace Right In Front Of your Eyes

Material Technology, Tech, Wearables /

In 2023, tech startup Sightful introduced an innovative system that combined hardware and software to project a massive virtual screen in front of the user’s eyes. Now, the company has decided to phase out the hardware component and adapt its platform to work with AI-powered laptops. Advances in AI Make Dedicated Hardware Obsolete According to

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Tech Titans Predict Singularity Within The Next 12 Months

Material Technology, Tech /

Twelve months. That’s the time some of the most prominent figures in tech believe we have before hitting the most disruptive milestone in human history: the technological singularity. The idea that machines could surpass human intelligence isn’t new—but what has changed is the timeline. While many experts still place this turning point decades away, Anthropic

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