energy harvesting textile

New wearable energy harvesting textile harnesses solar power

Researchers create a new energy harvesting textile that allows the wearer to harness solar energy to be converted into electrical energy. According to their 2030...
metal-organic frameworks

How oxygen affects the synthesis of metal-organic frameworks

Researchers from South Korea have collaborated to identify the effects of oxygen on the synthesis of novel metal-organic frameworks. Metal-organic frameworks are composed of metal...
nuclear astrophysics

New tools for nuclear astrophysics experiments

Professor Arthur Champagne, from the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill and the Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory, describes a new accelerator facility for...
European biodiversity

European biodiversity: 81% of protected habitat in poor condition

The European Commission has published its latest assessment of European biodiversity and a comprehensive overview of the most vulnerable habitats protected under EU law. Intensive...
detect SARS-CoV-2

Scientists develop new photonic sensors to detect SARS-CoV-2

A multidisciplinary team of scientists from the University of Malaga, Spain, is developing a point-of-care system based on photonic sensors to detect SARS-CoV-2. Led by...
3D photodetector

Researchers develop new 3D photodetector modelled on a spider’s web

Innovators at Purdue University, USA, have modelled a 3D photodetector on the structure of a spider’s web for biomedical imaging. Purdue researchers used the structural...
co2

New material can remove carbon dioxide from industrial waste

A team of researchers at the University of Bayreuth, Germany, has developed a material that can remove carbon dioxide from industrial waste. In the journal...
sustainable food system

Farm to fork to be incorporated into the European sustainable food system

The Council of the European Union has announced a set of conclusions for its farm to fork strategy, stressing the importance of a European...
generate new tissues

Researchers generate new tissues using a magnetic field and hydrogels

A team of researchers at the University of Pennsylvania, USA, have used a magnetic field and hydrogels to generate new tissues. These findings, published in...
extraction of thorium

New technology to improve the extraction of thorium

A Russian research consortium has improved the technology used in the alkaline extraction of thorium, increasing the sustainability and safety of nuclear power. The consortium...