Automotive & TransportInnovation
JCB's Hydromax hydrogen car targets 350 mph at Bonneville with twin 800 hp engines, aiming to nearly double the current hydrogen land speed record…
Deep dive: How do you build a 350 mph hydrogen car?
Automotive & TransportBreakthroughs
A fast charging EV battery from Adelaide and Imperial College reaches 85% charge in six minutes with 240 Wh/kg energy density and 76% retention…
Deep dive: Surface Chemistry, SEI Layers, and the Art of Fast Ion Transport
Energy & EnvironmentBreakthroughs
HKU's super steel for green hydrogen resists corrosion up to 1700 mV using dual passivation, potentially replacing titanium and slashing electrolyser costs by 40x.
Deep dive: Passivation, Pitting, and the Manganese Paradox
Construction & Infrastructure
The HS2 tallest bridge launch sees the 4,200-tonne Curzon 2 arched truss pushed 93m over live Birmingham rail lines in a precision engineering feat.
Deep dive: Launching a Bridge Over a Live Railway
Automotive & TransportBreakthroughs
Korean researchers developed a nano-tin interlayer that enables a solid-state EV battery to survive 500 charge cycles at ultra-low pressure, a key step toward…
Deep dive: Why Nano-Tin could fix the Solid-State EV Battery Interface
Construction & InfrastructureInnovation
RWE is building the UK's largest Pembroke battery storage facility in Wales, a 350MW lithium-ion system that could power the grid for two continuous…
Deep dive: Grid-Scale Lithium-Ion Pembroke Battery Storage
HealthBreakthroughs
Columbia University's NOVAKnee living knee implant, a 3D-printed biodegradable scaffold seeded with stem cells, has entered preclinical testing.
Deep dive: The science behind the living knee implant
Automotive & TransportBreakthroughs
CATL has overcome four manufacturing barriers to begin mass-producing sodium-ion battery EVs, offering a cheaper, cold-weather-friendly alternative to lithium.
Deep dive: How the sodium-ion battery EV cell works
Automotive & TransportInnovation
CATL's Naxtra sodium-ion battery enters mass production for electric vehicles, achieving 175 Wh/kg energy density and working at minus 40 degrees Celsius.
Deep dive: Sodium-Ion Batteries
Energy & EnvironmentBreakthroughs
A new thin-film coating lets solar panels generate electricity from raindrops and sunlight simultaneously, producing over 100 volts per droplet impact.
Deep dive: Triboelectric Nanogenerators and Perovskite Solar Cells
HealthBreakthroughs
Mizzou engineers developed a 4D printed bioadhesive that bonds to wet tissue and changes shape with body heat. Here's how the material science works.
Deep dive: How 4D Printing Adds a Time Dimension
Automotive & TransportBreakthroughs
BYD's chief scientist says solid state battery development has reached a critical breakthrough stage, with sulfide-based cells planned for 2027.
Deep dive: Inside a solid-state battery