U of Minnesota gets grant to develop better corn-based plastic

Corn farmers in Minnesota are investing in research at the University of Minnesota aimed at developing…

Tesla: Sales record within reach but deliveries are problem

Tesla is close to setting a quarterly record for deliveries, but the company is having trouble…

First snapshots of trapped CO2 molecules shed new light on carbon capture

Scientists from the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford University have taken the…

TV advertisers can measure the impact of their spots with second-screen searching

Researchers from the University of Houston, University of Minnesota, and University of California-San Diego published a…

ALMA pinpoints the formation site of planet around nearest young star

Researchers using ALMA (Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array) found a small dust concentration in the disk around…

Bleach-induced transformation for humidity-durable air filters

Adding hydroquinone, a skin-bleaching ingredient, to a well-known ‘metal organic framework’ changes its copper ions in…

Greek priests to bless beetle-devastated forest

A church in northern Greece on Wednesday said it would bless a hilltop forest recently devastated…

Studying the human brain through craniovascular traits

Arteries and veins leave their marks on the bones of the cranium, and these traces can…

Methane emissions from oil and gas exploration are under-reported

Wetlands in Canada’s boreal forest contain deep deposits of carbon-rich soils, made up of decomposed vegetation…

Tech can empower refugee communities if they're allowed to design how it works

In Lebanon, around 350,000 Syrian refugees don’t have access to enough safe and nutritious food. To…