Agency for Science Technology and Research

Exhaust from coal-fired power plants, at left, contains large quantities of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide (purple tripartite molecules). Aluminum formate, a metal-organic framework whose structure is highlighted at right, can selectively capture carbon dioxide from dried flue gas conditions, potentially at a fraction of the cost of using other carbon filtration materials. Credit: B. Hayes/NIST

A new simple very low cost material to scrub CO2 for powerplant smokestacks

A diagnostic test that can detect the virus that causes COVID-19 even when it mutates

Opening the door to new technologies that make use the new ability to communicate with plants via electrical signals

Micropores may provide a new way to deliver more drugs through the skin

A smart liquid that darkens dramatically in response to rising temperature

Using body heat to power wearables

World’s first PET aerogels cut plastic waste, and are suitable for heat and sound insulation, oil spill cleaning, carbon dioxide absorption and more

A synthetic molecule that can kill five deadly types of multidrug-resistant bacteria with limited, if any, side effects

A new class of ‘invisible’ materials is within sight

Self-healing heart cells get closer with Singheart

Cars could soon negotiate smart intersections without ever having to stop

Magnetic levitation coming to manufacturing

Admitting visible light, rejecting 90 per cent of the heat from sunlight

New synthetic protein offer potential Malaria cure

Silicon brings more color to holograms