Researchers have discovered two new ways to make polluted water safe for human consumption that are simple and low cost. Clean water will be a challenge for many as global warming progresses.
Energy storage technology is a hot item these days, and the latest news from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology just made things a little hotter.
Penta-graphene, a powerful new type of graphene that resembles Cairo tiles, was first discovered in the form of wall art at a Beijing restaurant.
A three-dimensional form of carbon that’s metallic at room temperature and under ‘normal’ pressure has been discovered by an international team that includes researchers from Peking University, Virginia Commonwealth University, and the Shanghai Institute of Technical Physics. The material hasn’t actually been observed yet, though — it’s theoretical. The researchers … [continued]
