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This unassuming material is capable of capturing or releasing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere in response to moisture swings.

Pulling carbon dioxide out of the air using moisture

A more efficient way to capture fresh water from the air

Bringing transformative potential to agriculture with a natural technology for ‘dimming’ genes

Staving off coral reef collapse via a new technique

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Revolution Postponed: Why the Human Genome Project Has Been Disappointing

A simple and versatile way to build three-dimensional materials of the future

Leading in 3-D TV, Breaking Japan’s Glass Ceiling

Towards Nanowire Solar Cells With a 65-Percent Efficiency

A possible pathway toward generating abundant biofuels and plant-derived bioproducts

Scalable thin film transistor-based biosensors. Credit: Ben Woodington

Miniaturised biosensors allow unprecedented real-time data for tracking patients’ health

Using ultrasound to blast through the blood-brain barrier to fight glioblastoma

University of Bremen

New optoelectronic chip could cut data center energy usage by 30 to 50 percent

Researchers block common colon cancer tumor type in mice – clinical trial starts in August

Yet another timely warning: Earth to reach temperature tipping point in next 20 to 30 years

Central South University (CSU)

A practical gel that simply “clicks” for biomedical applications

Skinput turns your hand into a touchscreen and your fingers into a keypad

Faster and more durable batteries are on the way that should accelerate electric vehicle adoption

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Nanoparticle sensors are smaller than a human fingernail CREDIT Macquarie University

Revolutionizing nanosensor manufacture with a single drop of ethanol

A polyester fabric dress cut up into small pieces and put in a container with hartshorn salt and mild solvent.

Polyester is the second most used textile in the world, an environmental menace and can now be recycled

California Institute of Technology (Caltech)

Jiangnan University

University of Regensburg

Italian Institute of Technology (IIT)

University of Waterloo

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)

Radboud University Nijmegen

Russian Academy of Sciences

Imperial College London

Osaka University

Technical University of Munich (TUM)

Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)

American Geophysical Union (AGU)

University of South Florida (USF)

Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL)

University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering

University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)

University of North Carolina School of Medicine

Jacobs School of Engineering

Sichuan University

The polyoxometalate power generator collects the natural atmospheric humidity and produces continuous electrical signals by the uneven distribution and directional movement of ions, realizing efficient collection and utilization of low-value energy. (Image: Nano Research, Tsinghua University Press)

Power from natural atmospheric humidity

A breakthrough to revolutionize polymer plastics recycling

Protecting computers against spy programs with a new cipher system