Home inspectors across North America are flagging a quiet problem inside walls and crawlspaces: certain plumbing materials ...

Scientists have shown that it may be possible to transform materials simply by triggering internal quantum ripples rather ...

Scientists have unveiled a groundbreaking discovery: a material capable of bending light in unprecedented ways. This advancement opens up possibilities for innovations in optics, including superlenses ...

Electrons are usually described as particles, but in a rare quantum material, that picture completely breaks down ...

A new building material developed by engineers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute could change how the world builds. Made using an enzyme that turns carbon dioxide into solid minerals, the material ...

Engineers have developed a building material that uses the root-like mycelium of a fungus and bacteria cells. Their results show that this material -- which is manufactured with living cells at low ...

Two workers who wear reflective vests, helmets, and face masks stand at a wastewater treatment plant. One holds a water sample in a glass jar. Wastewater is full of ammonia and phosphates. Researchers ...

The irony of eco-friendly electric vehicles is the mountainous load of electronic waste they produce. So far, most targeted efforts to recycle EV batteries have been expensive and chemically toxic—and ...