59 Results From "carbon nanotubes"

China's state-owned Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology has announced some ambitious plans to establish a permanent crewed base on the surface of Mars.
Mars

China Releases Plans for Permanent Mars Base

MIT scientists engineered spinach plants with carbon nanotubes that can send alerts when they spot pollution, explosives, or signs of climate change.
Biology

MIT Scientists Hack Spinach Plants to Send Emails

There's a nearly impenetrable fog of hype surrounding graphene batteries. But it turns out the technology has a whole lot of promise, too.
Graphene

If Graphene Batteries Do Everything Scientists Say, They Could Be a Gamechanger

Scientists Discover “Vantablack” Deep-Sea Creatures
Science & Energy

Scientists Discover “Vantablack” Deep-Sea Creatures

A team of MIT engineers claims to have built a carbon capture system that could remove carbon dioxide from the environment at an industrial scale.
Environment

MIT Scientists Say They Found a New Way to Scrub Atmospheric CO2

MIT Team “Accidentally” Invents Blackest Material in Existence
Science & Energy

MIT Team “Accidentally” Invents Blackest Material in Existence

MIT artist-in-residence Deimut Strebe mirrored COVID-19's spread across the U.S. with an unsettling slime mold experiment. Here, she explains why.
Science & Energy

An MIT Artist Used Slime Mold to Simulate COVID Spread

A newly proposed type of space elevator called the Spaceline could theoretically be built out of materials that exist today, hinting at easier space travel.
Moon

These Researchers Want to Run a Cable From the Earth to the Moon

The first-of-its-kind fabric which cools or insulates based on its environment.
Environment

New Fabric Automatically Cools or Insulates Depending on Its Environment

Startup Space Tango has unveiled an autonomous orbital facility powered by robots that could be the future of space manufacturing.
Off-World

Startup Unveils Plan for Autonomous Bots to Build Products in Space

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Off-World

Scientists Say New Material Could Hold up an Actual Space Elevator

This Material Could Allow NASA Planes to Cross the Country in Under an Hour
Advanced Transport

This Material Could Allow NASA Planes to Cross the Country in Under an Hour

Solar panels printed with inkjet printers could power small devices.
Devices

Living Ink Solar Panels Could Power Small Devices

The Darkest Material in the World is Coming to the Olympics
Future Society

The Darkest Material in the World is Coming to the Olympics

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Agriculture

Researchers Engineer Bionic Spinach Plants to Detect Bombs

Researchers Develop Bendable Batteries That Could Make Implants and Wearables Safer
Science & Energy

Researchers Develop Bendable Batteries That Could Make Implants and Wearables Safer

An Incredible New Filter Can Remove Almost 100% of Toxic Materials from Water
Science & Energy

An Incredible New Filter Can Remove Almost 100% of Toxic Materials from Water

Scientists Have Uncovered a Way to Regenerate Human Bone and Tissue
Health & Medicine

Scientists Have Uncovered a Way to Regenerate Human Bone and Tissue

We May Soon Charge Devices by Harnessing Electricity from Our Bloodstream
Devices

We May Soon Charge Devices by Harnessing Electricity from Our Bloodstream

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Graphene

Silk Spun by Graphene-Fed Spiders Is One of the Strongest Materials on Earth