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Improperly discarded batteries leak toxic chemicals and are prone to exploding. A new program funded by the Department of Energy will prop up battery drop-off sites across the US.

Dhruv Khullar writes about nanotechnology, which can already puncture cancer cells and drug-resistant bacteria. What will it do next?

Mining electronic waste for rare-earth elements while isolating the remaining toxic chemicals could help solve the global e-waste crisis

We need to get creative with recycling. In a new study, researchers at Rice University and Ford's Research and Innovation Center have demonstrated how waste plastic from old cars could be used to make graphene foam that can then be used in new cars.

Rare earth elements are hard to get and hard to recycle, but a flash of intuition led Rice University scientists toward a possible solution.

Can waste plastic can be converted into hydrogen gas and a type of graphene—at a profit?

Rice University scientists who "flash" materials to synthesize substances like graphene have turned their attention to boron nitride, highly valued for its thermal and chemical stability.

Flashing graphene into existence from waste was merely a good start. Now Rice University researchers are customizing it.

Scientists are using machine learning techniques to streamline the process of synthesizing graphene from waste through flash Joule heating.

Brothers working in a lab discover that sound can be used to analyze the properties of laser-induced graphene in real time.

Nearly any material covered with tiny holes can derive energy from humidity, per a new study, opening doors to more sustainable power

Chemists use their flash Joule heating process to synthesize 2D flakes of boron nitride and boron carbon nitride, highly valued for lending thermal and chemical stability to compounds.

Today's Care. Tomorrow's Cure. The Reeve Foundation's mission is to cure spinal cord injury and improve the quality of life for people living with paralysis.

Scientists who developed the flash Joule heating process to make graphene have found a way to produce doped graphene to customize it for applications.

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The team behind this technology claims that it could have lower side effects than chemotherapy.

The Beach Boys' iconic hit single "Good Vibrations" takes on a whole new layer of meaning thanks to a recent discovery by Rice University scientists and collaborators, who have uncovered a way to destroy cancer cells by using the ability of some molecules to vibrate strongly when stimulated by light.

Graphene isn't easy to produce at scale. But making small batches of graphene is doable in a few ways. [Robert Murray-Smith] decided to try producing "flash graphene." This requires a big capacitor ba...

A new class of motorized molecules that kill specific bacteria shows promise to curb the threat of antibiotic resistance to human health.