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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

With the type of energy density that could see smartphones run for five days or electric planes fly twice as far, lithium-sulfur batteries hold tremendous potential, but inherent instabilities are a ...

Scientists have long thrown shade at the unassuming kitchen sponge. The household staple skulks in sinks amid dirty dishes and soggy food scraps, sopping up and amplifying microbial forces capable of ...