A new high-energy compound has been synthesised with the potential to improve rocket fuel efficiency.
The University at Albany chemists synthesised the manganese diboride (MnB2) compound.
The compound releases more energy relative to its…
Scientists have made efforts to advance a way to convert low-frequency mechanical energy from ocean waves into electricity. Their approach focuses on self-powered ocean grids, distributed marine IoT, and even hydrogen harvested from the sea…
For decades, researchers around the world have searched for alternatives to iridium, an extremely rare, incredibly expensive metal used in the production of clean hydrogen fuels.
Now, a powerful new tool has found one — within a single…
Far beneath the waves, down in the depths of the Japan Trench — seven kilometres below sea…
A skull that was found embedded in a cave wall in Greece more than 60 years ago may finally have an identification.
A new dating of the minerals that surrounded and grew over the mysterious Petralona skull places its age at 277,000 years at…
Millions of people worldwide have reason to be thankful that Swedish engineer Rune Elmqvist decided not to practice medicine. Although qualified as a doctor, he chose to invent medical equipment instead. In 1949, while working at Elema-Schonander…
In March 2025, astronomers detected the brightest burst of radio light yet – and identified exactly where it came from.
In a world first, researchers pinpointed the site of a non-repeating fast radio burst (FRB) with impressive accuracy,…
Whether it’s King Kong climbing the Empire State building or Donkey Kong…