Automotive & Transport
World's First Ammonia-Powered Dry Bulk Carrier Enters Commercial Service
CMB.TECH's Mineral Europa, a 210,000-tonne bulk carrier with a dual-fuel ammonia engine, has entered commercial service carrying iron ore for Fortescue.
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Energy & Environment
Rare Earth Recovery from Coal Ash: The Bio-Inspired Engineering Turning Waste into Critical Minerals
You wouldn't normally think of coal ash when considering the future of high-technology supply chains since it is grey, powdery, slightly toxic, and is…
Deep dive: How Biomolecules Might Sort Rare Earths at the Atomic Level
ManufacturingInnovation
Lignin Carbon Fibre: Paper Waste Cuts Costs 25 Percent
Engineers have made lignin carbon fibre using paper-making waste and nanotubes, halving petroleum use and cutting production costs by 25 percent.
Deep dive: Turning Waste Wood into Structural Fibre
Energy & EnvironmentInnovation
Synthetic Methane Production: UK Startup Mines Fuel from the Sky
UK startup Rivan uses DAC and solar power for synthetic methane production, feeding carbon-neutral gas directly into the grid from its Wiltshire plant.
Deep dive: Thin Air to the Gas Grid
Aerospace, Defence & Marine
Electro Sustainable Aviation Fuel Powers First US Flight
Infinium's electro sustainable aviation fuel, made from captured CO₂ and renewable electricity, powers its first US commercial passenger flight with no aircraft modifications.
Deep dive: The chemistry of making jet fuel from CO₂
ManufacturingBreakthroughs
Radiative Cooling Fabric Keeps Skin 8°C Cooler Than Bare Skin
A new purple radiative cooling fabric reflects 88% of sunlight and stays cooler than white cotton, challenging assumptions about colour and heat.
Deep dive: How the radiative cooling fabric actually works
HealthBreakthroughs
Cellulose Hydrogel Wearable Sensors Work at -25°C for a Week
Cellulose hydrogel wearable sensors made from cotton pulp kept detecting motion at -25°C for 168 hours, enabling cold-weather flexible electronics.
Deep dive: The Science Behind Cellulose Hydrogel Wearable Sensors
Energy & EnvironmentInnovation
Fuel Cell Catalyst Could Power Data Centres
A new fuel cell catalyst from Washington University could let hydrogen fuel cells power data centres reliably for over 25,000 hours.
Deep dive: Inside a Hydrogen Fuel Cell's Catalyst Layer
Energy & Environment
New Stainless Steel Green Hydrogen Breakthrough: SS-H2
A new stainless steel green hydrogen alloy, SS-H2, resists corrosion up to 1700mV using a counter-intuitive manganese passivation layer.
Deep dive: Passivation, Transpassivity and Why Voltage Matters
Automotive & TransportInnovation
JCB Hydromax Hydrogen Speed Record Hits 406mph
The JCB Hydromax hydrogen speed record now stands at 406.320mph after twin runs at Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats, doubling the old combustion mark.
Deep dive: Burning Hydrogen Instead of Converting It
ManufacturingBreakthroughs
Cobalt Aluminum Alloy Hits 10x Steel Strength
Purdue engineers created a cobalt aluminum alloy with strength 10 times greater than steel by redesigning the metal at the nanoscale.
Deep dive: How Nanoscale Layering Defeats Brittle Fracture
HealthBreakthroughs
Biodegradable Cancer Implant Targets Tumours Directly
A rice-sized biodegradable cancer implant delivers immunotherapy drugs directly into tumours, eliminating cancer in 60% of preclinical models.
Deep dive: How a Biodegradable Cancer Implant Controls Its Own Breakdown