Across some of the planet’s driest regions, engineers are racing to turn humidity into a reliable tap, using materials that ...

A team of researchers at MIT has designed one of the strongest lightweight materials known, by compressing and fusing flakes of graphene, a two-dimensional form of carbon. The new material, a ...

Oil spill catastrophes like the Gulf Coast BP disaster in 2010 are difficult to clean up, with current methods being expensive and inefficient, not to mention time consuming. Researchers from Deakin ...

With a new, loosey-goosey regulatory environment on its way, Exxon Mobil announced some major investments in the U.S. today. Thankfully, scientists have made a recent breakthrough that could help ...

A new project is underway to design innovative nanoporous materials, or “sponge materials,” for highly efficient abilities in separation, storage, and release of essential gas molecules. Prof. Ryotaro ...

For applications requiring ESD grounding, S4503-CON is a closed-cell synthetic-rubber sponge with 500-kW /sq max surface resistivity. It has a compression force deflection of 3 to 7 psi. Sheets are ...

There are as many types of sponges as there are household tasks. Find the one that’s right for the job. You probably don’t think of yourself as a person who has opinions about sponges. But take a beat ...

If you think of the dirtiest item in your home, the usual suspects come to mind: toilet seats, the kitchen sink or maybe your pet's food dish. However, Jeffrey S. Fromowitz, a Boca Raton-based ...