Chemists make a liquid alternative to fossil fuels from carbon dioxide, water and the sun. Their trick? They use a new type of artificial leaf.
A prototype fabric could help keep cars, buildings and other spaces cooler during heat waves while also reducing greenhouse-gas emissions.
After being washed, dried, sanitized and shredded, used diapers were mixed with other materials to make a strong concrete.
With layers that work like polar bears’ skin and fur, a material absorbs light and keeps it from escaping.
The rainbow palette and cooling powers of new plant-based films comes from their microscopic surface patterns of tiny crystals.
The unusual, fruit-inspired structure of this material provides quick filtration that could satisfy people's daily water needs.
Miniature machines made of gallium and magnetic particles can switch from solid to liquid and back.
By searching ancient texts and ruins, scientists found a concrete recipe that could make buildings stronger — and help address climate change.
Keeping buildings cool can use a lot of energy. Thanks to quantum computing, engineers designed a coating to cut the warming light that enters windows.
