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Carbon nanotubes the answer to making efficient batteries: Study
Nanotube films effectively stops dendrites that grow from unprotected lithium metal anodes in batteries
New concrete formula for long-lasting roads, bridges
Regular concrete will have a strength of about 4,000 pounds per square inch (psi) - that is maybe the weight of an SUV on every square inch.
MIT claims that limitless nuclear fusion energy could soon be available
MIT has developed a device called Sparc to help with this goal.
Microwaves 'alone' emit as much carbon dioxide as 7 mn cars: Study
This is despite the fact that microwaves spend more than 90 percent of their lifetime being idle.
Plants emit 30 per cent more carbon than thought: study
Such increases may lower the future ability of global vegetation to offset carbon dioxide emissions caused by burning of fossil fuels.
Waste toilet-paper can be used to generate electricity, says study
Researchers say the process could tackle the problems of overflowing municipal landfills and dependency on fossil fuels.
Earth's 2017 resource 'budget' spent by August 2: report
The equivalent of 1.7 planets would be required to produce enough to meet humanity's needs at current consumption rates.