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The dream of a smart house that can auto-adjust its heating and cooling is one step closer to being a reality thanks to a new building material. Developed by researchers at University …
Muhammad Samizadeh Nikoo—an electrical engineering PhD student at Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne’s POWERlab—recently discovered a brain-like learning ability in vanadium dioxide (VO2). When observing how long VO2 (an inorganic compound) takes …
A team of scientists at the University of Tokyo set out to make concrete from leftover food waste, including coffee grounds, tea leaves, onions, pumpkin, seaweed, orange and banana peel. The researchers …
A new material called Proteus made from “ceramic spheres embedded in a cellular structure made of metallic foam” that’s believed to be uncuttable could revolutionize security. Inspired by abalone shells—which are composed …
A carbon fiber guitar with embedded effects and aviation-inspired acoustics
High-performance sporting attire and outerwear crafted entirely from recycled materials
Born from a partnership with Pittsburgh-based organization First Mile, Puma’s Erupt Trail running sneakers employ yarns made from plastic pollution collected in Taiwan, Honduras and Haiti. This silhouette is the first from …
Innovation in space food and slime, an artist's sudden success, and why we should eat more sea urchins
The sustainable biomaterial 'Fine Mycelium' tans, performs and ages like cowhide
An iconic alpine garment gets an update thanks to Gore-Tex’s latest innovations