Sea-Friendly Plastic As Alternative to Microplastic Pollution
Sea-friendly plastic is the newest project for material scientists: plastic that can dissolve in water to reduce microplastic pollution.
Category: New Technologies
Hydrogel Packaging Can Tell Us If Food Isn’t Fresh
New hydrogel packaging developed that keeps food fresh longer and changes color when food bacteria has reached a spoiled level.
Digital Twins: How Technology Is Paving Future Roads
Digital twins have potential for growth in engineering. Get to know one of the most futuristic technologies of the 21st century.
Renewable Energy Sources FAQ
Renewable energy sources include wind, solar, geothermal, and hydroelectric power. In the battle for renewable energy, which will come out on top? Which do you want?
Ultrasound Drug Delivery: The Tiny Tech Making Medicine Smarter
Ultrasound drug delivery is an emerging technology for more precisely targeted medication without the side effects.
Breakthrough in Recycling Solar Panels for a Greener Future
Scientists developed a nonhazardous strategy for recycling solar panels that enables nearly all components to be recovered and reused without efficiency loss.
The Rise of Drones—and a Way to Monitor Them
An uptick in drones has made monitoring air traffic crucial. But how can we track what we can’t even detect?
AI Unplugged: New Metamaterial Sensor Classifies Spoken Words
Engineers create a metamaterial that senses spoken words without the need for a battery. So far it can classify which of two words in a pair was spoken.
Holograms You Can Touch and Feel
Holograms that you can touch are being developed by scientists at the University of Bristol. This science fiction feat will soon be reality.
Solar Cell Inspired by 400-Year-Old Art
A long-standing Japanese art form known as kirigami has inspired scientists to design effective solar cell tech four hundred years later.