Using an inexpensive polymer called melamine-- the main component of Formica-- chemists have created an affordable, accessible, and energy-efficient form to capture CO2 (Carbon dioxide) from smokestacks, a key aim for the USA and other countries as they seek to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The process for synthesizing the melamine material, posted this week in...
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Machine learning models have consistently struggled with topics like multivariable calculus, differential equations, and linear algebra, which many MIT students can easily master. Best Version The best versions have only been able to answer elementary or high-school-level mats questions, and they do not always find the correct solutions. At present, a group...
Cooling paper by Ruby Wallau / Northeastern University The "cooling paper," an eco-friendly alternative to air conditioning, is crafted from recyclable paper and does not require electricity to operate. Air conditioning is typically taken for granted until there is a power outage and it ceases to function. But what if staying cool could be achieved...
The latest prototype of Mojo Vision's AR contact lens. Credit: Mojo Vision A human has recently worn an AR contact lens for the first time, which has a pixel thickness approximately 30 times greater than that of a smartphone. A group of people interacted with a combination of real and virtual items three decades ago, using...
Alvin swimmers Molly Smith and Rick Sanger signal main latch release before deployment. On Thursday (July 21st), the human-occupied submersible Alvin made background when it effectively got to a whopping deepness of 21,325 feet (6,453 metres), achieving the inmost dive ever in the 58-year history of the storied submersible, in proportion to a press release...
Tesla models charging Using EV (Electrical Vehicles) instead of automobiles powered by internal combustion engines is good for the environment. Nevertheless, the absence of charging terminals and charging times makes people hesitate before getting themselves an electric car. Scientists and companies work together to offer faster charging times and more common charging stations, like roads that...
A sustainable alternative to traditional hide, the luxury fabric is carbon-neutral and also can be grown to order. California-based biotech company MycoWorks has developed a brand-new eco-friendly, vegan leather derived from fungi.The leather turns mycelium-- threads from the original structure of mushrooms-- right into a product that imitates the look also feel of animal-based leather. MycoWorks...
Olduvai stone chopping tool, made from basalt, from Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania, 1.8-2 million years old. British Museum (1934,1214.1). Credit: BabelStone / Wikimedia. Electronics, airplanes, internal combustion engines, and the wheel are the descendants of a far more rudimentary technology: stone tools. Early stone tools can seem simple. However, their creation represents a massive landmark in...
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain For decades, scientists have been seeking a catalyst that dramatically lowers the price of fabricating hydrogen fuel cells. Such an advance could trigger a green power transformation, with everything from laptops to locomotives running on a fuel whose merely byproduct is water. A new study led by the University at Buffalo indicates that...
A European consortium, EuroFusion, has taken an essential step on the long road to commercially viable nuclear fusion. The consortium just revealed the beginning of a five-year "conceptual design" stage for its DEMOnstration power plant (DEMO), a press statement reveals. This means nuclear fusion researchers are starting design work on a European demonstration power station that...
