Authors

This new 3D printing technique puts electronics into plastics

“Our innovation shows considerable promise for developing an integrated unit—using 3D printing and intense pulses of light for electronics.”

14 Nov 2019

Cities and Urbanization

Swiss Cheese concrete can help beat the heat

Special permeable concrete pavement can help reduce the “urban heat island effect” that causes cities to sizzle in the summer, according to a new study.

06 Aug 2019

Environment and Natural Resource Security

This new technology that predicts sea breezes can boost offshore wind farms

The sophisticated method, which combines statistical analysis with weather forecasting to assess sea breezes, could make wind power a much more reliable source of energy.

04 Feb 2019

Environment and Natural Resource Security

A new study shows just how significant global sea level rise could be

A recent study in the Annual Review of Environment and Resources suggests that sea level rise could hit 6 to 14 feet by 2300.

11 Oct 2018

Climate Change

These are the economies that climate change will hit hardest

Unmitigated climate change will make the United States poorer and more unequal, predict researchers.

07 Jul 2017

Fourth Industrial Revolution

DNA libraries could help us find new drugs

A new technology can clone thousands of genes at once and compile libraries of proteins from DNA samples, potentially speeding up the search for new drugs.

05 Jul 2017