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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

Deep sea mining could threaten midwater ecosystems

Laser-generated surface structures create extremely water-repellent metals – super-hydrophobic materials

Sandia probability maps help sniff out food contamination

Smart Dust? Not Quite, but We’re Getting There

VIDEO: Glove Tricorder gives a hands-on diagnosis

ULA Vulcan launcher will return to Earth by helicopter

Novel windows block out noise but let in fresh air

Could a vaccine help the opioid epidemic?

Scientists at Queen’s University Belfast have made a breakthrough in the fight against the most resistant hospital superbugs.

Revolutionizing Biotechnology: Building the first genome of a bacterium entirely designed by a computer algorithm

US$145,000 Elektra One and SunAirport hangar take recreational flying off-the-grid

Nanoparticle Thin Films That Self-Assemble in One Minute

New metal printing technology for low-cost, flexible and stretchable electronics

The meaning of Stuxnet

The quest for long-lasting blood

University of São Paulo (USP)

Once almost worthless, 300,000 tonnes of a slag material called SiGS may now be turned into a valuable building material. Photo courtesy of Eramet.

How to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from concrete manufacturing by more than 95 per cent

Transmission electron microscope (TEM) images of the new 2D nanosheet as a barrier coating that self-assembles on a variety of substrates, including a Teflon beaker and membrane, polyester film, thick and thin silicon films, and glass. The TEM experiments were conducted at UC Berkeley’s Electron Microscope Laboratory. (Credit: Emma Vargo et al./Berkeley Lab. Images courtesy of Nature.)

Heading for sustainable manufacturing by scaling up self-assembling nanosheets

Indoor solar comes to help power the Internet of Things

The mechanism for a critical but highly toxic antifungal is revealed in high resolution. Self-assembled Amphotericin B sponges (depicted in light blue) rapidly extract sterols (depicted in orange and white) from cells. This atomic level understanding yielded a novel kidney-sparing antifungal agent.

Killing fungus without toxicity

Instituto Butantan

Instituto Butantan is a Brazilian biologic research center located in Butantã, in the western part

Derzhavin Tambov State University

Tambov State University named after G. R. Derzhavin (T.G.U) is a state university in Tambov,

Producing clean water and clean fuel at the same time with a new solar device

Device for making solar fuels on the River Cam near the Bridge of Sighs Credit:

CO2 as a chemical source for sustainable plastic production

To obtain their new compound, the researchers put a raw material into a pressurized reactor

Latest study shows that could slow Antarctic ice loss

via Kings College London Latest study shows that could slow Antarctic ice loss Scattering sunlight-reflecting

A new energy storage device

3D rendered layout of the idealised iOWC and system schematic displaying dimensions ( CREDIT: Antonio

Saratov Chernyshevsky State University

Saratov Chernyshevsky State University (SGU) is a major higher education and research institution in Russia

Can human urine help with global food security?

Urine-separating toilets, known as ecosan toilets, are already available in Bahir Dar, such as here

The possibilities are promising for night-time radiative warming using the atmosphere

(a) Schematic diagram of the radiative heat exchange among the atmosphere, the outer space, and

Using soap to fight malaria

University of Texas at El Paso scientists Colince Kamdem, Ph.D., left, and Caroline Fouet, Ph.D.,

Could crowdsourced fact-checking help stem the tide of misinformation?

Pro Could crowdsourced fact-checking help stem the tide of misinformation? New Cornell University research finds

University of Manchester

The University of Manchester is a public research university in Manchester, England. Just how visible

The interface of computer science and biology: The Internet of Bio-Nano Things (IoBNT) promises to revolutionize medicine and healthcare

via Prodia The interface of computer science and biology: The Internet of Bio-Nano Things (IoBNT)

Brock University Professor of Health Sciences Newman Sze, who is the Canada Research Chair in Mechanisms of Health and Disease, and his international team have discovered a groundbreaking immunotherapy method that could potentially add years to healthy aging.

A new form of wave devouring propulsion could power ships and help to cut greenhouse gas emissions in the maritime industry

Wave devouring propulsion: A green technology for maritime sustainability A new form of wave devouring