Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have developed a new, entirely bio-based material from a somewhat ...

Desiccants that pull water out of the air could help cool buildings more efficiently A surprising set of materials could soon help make more efficient air conditioners that don’t overtax the ...

Two researchers stand and talk in a laboratory, the person on the left is holding a white fabric square. The University of Chicago’s Chenxi Sui (left) and Po-Chun Hsu have developed radiative cooling ...

Last month, the American Chemistry Council, a petrochemical industry trade group, sent out a newsletter highlighting a major new report on what it presented as a promising solution to the plastic ...

A DIY creator has demonstrated how to build a simple homemade vacuum using a handful of everyday materials. In the video, ...

From chairs built with mushroom mycelium and vegan leather sofas to fabrics originating from seaweed, unexpected materials have been slowly making inroads into our homes. With the industry under ...

After seeing floodwater spill from a driveway into the street during a storm in Miami, sixth grader Luca Durham began searching for a way to make concrete absorb water instead of pushing it away. His ...

Enscape users can quickly turn images and textures into PBR materials using the Chaos AI Material Generator, available in the Cosmos asset library. It is ideal for creating secondary materials that ...