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A group of scientists under the direction of Professor Dennis Y.C. Leung of the Mechanical Engineering Department at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) have developed a high-performance quasi-solid-state magnesium-ion (Mg-ion) battery.

An urgent environmental concern has been brought to light by a ground-breaking scientific study carried out along the Southeast coast of India: the growing likelihood of invasive species colonizing marine debris.

The next generation of electronic devices, shape-reconfigurable electronics, show great promise beyond flexible electronics, which can be deformed into 3D curvilinear shapes by passive mechanical strain.

A new study conducted by Klick Labs uses artificial intelligence and voice technology to identify diabetes in a way that could be as simple as asking someone to say a few phrases into a smartphone.

The factors influencing coral resilience, which relates to its capacity to adapt and endure environmental shifts, appear to be more complex than previously thought.

Lithium batteries play a pivotal role in powering devices, including phones, computers, cars, and various tools like drills and weedwhackers.

The immune response is boosted by a small nanocapsule created by UCLA researchers, making it simpler for the body to fight and eradicate solid tumors.

Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Process Engineering (IPE) and Kyoto University have suggested an approach for growing ‘face-on’ and ‘edge-on’ conductive metal-organic frameworks (cMOF) nanofilms on substrates by controlling the “stand-up” behaviors of ligands on various surfaces to circumvent the difficulty in such film orientation control.

Envision a smartphone encased not only for protection but also serving as a reservoir of electrical energy, or an electric car where the doors and floorboard store energy for propulsion.

Researchers worldwide are striving to develop more efficient hydrogen production methods, which, if powered by renewable energy sources, could significantly reduce fossil fuel consumption.