Our electrical supply depends heavily on high-voltage direct current cables that can efficiently transfer electricity across great distances. Therefore, improving their performance is a significant challenge. Researchers from the Technology University of Chalmers in Sweden have developed a novel insulation material that is up to three times less conductive with the intention of enhancing...
The material keyboard realized by the ETH Zurich researchers. By applying electric voltages (“keys”) at different points, the magic-angle graphene can become locally superconducting (electron pairs) or isolating (barrier on the right). Credit: ETH Zurich / F. de Vries Researchers at ETH Zurich have turned specially prepared graphene flakes into insulators or superconductors by using...
A conceptual hypersonic aircraft is pictured. Background image credit: NASA. Aircraft and composite image credit: Daniel Rosato, UCF. The UCF-developed propulsion system might allow for flight To reach speeds of Mach 6 to 17 (beyond 7,403 to 20,921 kilometers per hour) and have air and space travel applications. University of Central Florida scientists are improving their...
The plastic material is of precious help. Some might also say it is an inevitability. However, it causes a tremendous harmful influence on our environment. Well, consider the Great Pacific rubbish patch, an oceanic accumulation of trash so enormous that it is generally referred to as a trash island. The area is twice the size...
Schematic image of low-purity CO2 storage with membrane-based Direct Air Capture (DAC). Credit: Takeshi Tsuji A new research shows that geological storage of low purity carbon dioxide associated with oxygen and nitrogen of direct air capture is an environmentally and financially feasible techniques to remove carbon from the environment. The recurring international threat of environmental adjustment...
A graphic representation of the steerable catheter applying Platinum coils to treat an aneurysm. Credit: US San Diego With its fine and delicate blood vessels, the cerebrum presenting a distinct obstacle for surgeons trying to gain access to its many nooks and crannies, and there are constraints to what the existing catheters are able to...
The study picture of the 3D-printed Eardrum Repair Patch being produced by the INVISIONTEC BIOPLOTTER 3D printer is being studied by a researcher. The Repair Patch will be made of a biodegradable elastomer that can be customized and has a circular and radial framework that mimics biological tissue. (Credit: Business Wire) A sweat-proof electronic skin...
The context of cooperation with UC Water and the Sierra Nevada Research Institute at UC Merced, scientists from UC Santa Cruz have released an investigation that suggests that encompassing California's 6,350 km network of public water shipment canals with photovoltaic panels could be a financially viable way to advance both renewable energy sources and...
An odoriferous, toxic gas can now be converted into clean-burning petroleum using a brand-new chemical process that has been found by specialists. The procedure converts hydrogen sulfide—more commonly known as "drain gas"—into hydrogen fuel and was recently described in the American Chemical Society publication ACS Sustainable Chemical Engineering. Hydrogen sulfide is a byproduct of industrial...
As is known the researchers at Flinders College are investigating organic nitrogen plant fertilizer to bring nitrogen to the soil again without the demand for any chemicals. The global agricultural market is encountering obstacles at present with the deteriorating health of the soil. To combat this, Australian investigators are studying the manufacture of a sustainable...
