The UNSW researchers analysed the performance of close to 11,000 PV modules. Image: Agata Bogucka, NREL. Up to one-fifth of solar PV modules degrade 1.5 times faster than average, according to new ...

The important materials making transient electronics a reality. The current challenges of transient electronics. How transient electronics could tackle e-waste. Electronics have long been defined by ...

Yuwei Gu was hiking through Bear Mountain State Park in New York when inspiration struck. Plastic bottles littered the trail and more floated on a nearby lake. The jarring sight in such a pristine ...

The emergence of synthetic pigments in the 19th century had an immense impact on the art world, particularly the availability of emerald-green pigments, prized for their intense brilliance by such ...

ADAC study of 28,500 PHEVs shows major brand differences in battery aging rates. Mercedes packs age slowly; Mitsubishi’s degrade faster, even at low mileage. It recommends always doing a battery ...

BELGRADE, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Serbian scientists have been experimenting with mealworms as a way to break down polystyrene. Larisa Ilijin, a principal research fellow at Belgrade’s Institute for ...

In this week’s edition of The Prototype, we look at the risk of depending on AI to “think” for you, mass-producing satellites, a startup helping NASA avoid space junk, and more. To get The Prototype ...

In a court document filed earlier this month, the Internal Revenue Service quietly revealed a significant break with long-standing practice: Churches will no longer risk their nonprofit status if ...

Electric car warranties are similar to bumper-to-bumper coverage on gas-powered cars, plus an additional warranty for the battery. Hybrid and EV battery warranties last at least eight years or 100,000 ...

Marine fungi isolated from around O'ahu eating polyurethane plastic. The translucent halos around the fungal plugs on the Petri dish show the areas of plastic degradation. Plastic is the most ...

I’d guess most Americans, over the course of their lives, have either known someone who was laid off from a job or experienced a layoff firsthand. It’s not pleasant. There’s nothing funny about it. So ...

Pollution affects human health and the environment in many ways. Air, water, and land pollution continue to damage ecosystems, with conventional materials—especially plastics—being a primary ...