VIDEO: World’s largest carbon capture and storage plant turned on
Swiss startup Climeworks have started operating their largest direct air capture and storage plant, Mammoth, in Iceland, which is around ten times bigger than their first plant, Orca, which launched in 2021.
‘Better than graphene’ material development may improve implantable technology
Researchers at Penn State University in the USA have enhanced borophene by inducing chirality, potentially revolutionising sensors and medical devices.
New super-pure silicon chip opens path to powerful quantum computers
Researchers from the University of Melbourne, Australia, have developed a new technique to produce ultra-pure silicon, advancing the potential for scalable quantum computing.
This sound-suppressing silk can create quiet spaces
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the USA have developed a silk fabric that suppresses sound, promising quieter spaces with thin materials.
VIDEO: NASA shows what it’s like to be swallowed by a black hole
NASA have simulated and visualised the view of an astronaut entering the event horizon of a supermassive black hole with 4.3 million times the mass of our Sun, just like the behemoth at the center of our Milky Way galaxy.
Groundbreaking microcapacitors could power chips of the future
Researchers at UC Berkeley and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in the USA have developed high-performance microcapacitors, enhancing energy storage on microchips for future electronics.
Caterbot? Robatapillar? It crawls with ease through loops and bends
Researchers at Princeton and North Carolina State University in the USA have developed a soft robot using origami techniques to enhance its flexibility and control.
New device that emits magnetic field may offer hope for treating depression
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VIDEO: Hydroshirt integrates drinking pouch for thirsty runners
US startup Vessel Athletics have launched a crowdfunding campaign for a running shirt that has a 1 litre water bladder built in to the back and magnetic sipping tube for seamless hydration.
A better way to ride a motorcycle
Researchers at the University of Waterloo in Canada are using digital human models to improve motorcycle design for riders of varying statures.