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Taking inspiration from trees, scientists have developed a battery made from a sliver of wood coated with tin that shows promise for becoming a tiny, long-lasting, efficient and environmentally friendly energy source. Their report on the device — 1,000...

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New Fuels Biofuels: Alligator fat as a new source of biodiesel fuel

17.02.2026

1 Minute

Today’s solution addresses the development of a unique form of biodiesel fuel using alligator fat.

Combating Disease: Genetically-engineered spider silk for gene therapy

17.02.2026

1 Minute

Genetically engineered spider silk could help overcome a major barrier to the use of gene therapy in everyday medicine, according to a new study that reported development and successful initial laboratory tests of such a material. It appears in ACS’ journal Bioconjugate Chemistry.

Providing Safe Foods: Flooding of farmland does not increase levels of potentially harmful flame retardants in milk

17.02.2026

1 Minute

Today’s solution provides a reassuring message—although potentially harmful flame retardants build up in flooded rivers, that doesn’t translate to harmful levels in milk from cows that consume the grass in these flood-prone areas.

Confronting Climate Change: Using the energy in oil shale without releasing carbon dioxide in a greenhouse world

17.02.2026

1 Minute

New technology that combines production of electricity with capture of carbon dioxide could make billions of barrels of oil shale — now regarded as off-limits because of the huge amounts of carbon dioxide released in its production — available as an energy source. That’s the conclusion of a report on electricity production with in situ carbon capture EPICC in ACS’ journal Energy and Fuels.