Nanomaterials are being used to give plants novel and augmented functions, with potential applications ranging from self-healing materials to living electronics, report Michael Strano and Juan Pablo ...

Turning ordinary houseplants into sustainable, glowing lamps may soon become a reality, thanks to groundbreaking research by scientists at MIT. By embedding specialized nanoparticles into plant leaves ...

If you built a potato-powered clock as a child, you know plants can generate electricity. But scientists are now developing sophisticated methods to harness this power on a much larger scale. The ...

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State University’s Lysle Whitmer walked the length of the bio-oil production line – from the 55-gallon solvent tank to the twin-screw extruder with its mixing, chopping, heating and ...

Green thumb not required.

Synthetic seed technology represents a significant biotechnological advancement in plant science, enabling the encapsulation of explants—such as nodal segments, shoot tips or embryos—in a gelling ...

Asphalt producers/paving contractors often agonize over the substantial investment required to add a new production facility or replace an existing one, and for good reason. A new asphalt plant, which ...

A team of researchers at the University of California – Berkely have designed a new approach to programming plants that can produce the necessary components to make infant formula that is just as ...

Terrestrial Energy is a developer of Generation IV nuclear plants using proprietary Integral Molten Salt Reactor (IMSR) technology. IMSR technology captures the transformative operating benefits of ...