Briefings

2015 fracking-induced earthquakes

2016 North Korea nuclear test

3D printing of large and complex rocket engine parts

3D printing of multiple materials

50th anniversary of Apollo 11 Moon landing

Active traffic management: adaptive traffic signal control

Advanced wastewater treatment processes remove pharmaceuticals

Air pollution and exercise

Airborne microplastics are raining down on the western United States

Aluminum-air battery technology for electric vehicles

Asphalt pavement and roofs are a significant source of urban air pollutants

Biodegradable metal implants

Biodegradation additives for polymers ineffective

Biofuels may provide climate benefits after all

Biogas from dung holds promise for cleaner energy in India

Bird-friendly glass for reducing collision mortality

Boron discovered on Mars

The bright future of LED lighting

Caution urged in replacing neonicotinoid insecticides with sulfoximines

Chemical recycling of plastic waste

Chipmakers build integrated circuits in three dimensions

Choosing effective mosquito repellants

Converting carbon dioxide to useful chemicals

Converting seawater into liquid hydrocarbon fuels

Cooling paint

Demand for and environmental impacts of sand mining

Despite benefits to industry, gasoline direct injection engines increase black carbon aerosols

Dragonflies use physical mechanics and neuromuscular signals to right themselves during flight

Drought-tolerant landscaping

Durability of Roman marine concrete

e-Textiles

Effect of volcanic ash on aircraft jet engines

Effects of dam removal

Effects of electric-vehicle adoption on air quality

Electric vehicles and range anxiety

Electronic tongue for monitoring food quality

Engineering of the Mississippi River has increased flood hazards

Environmental impact of food waste

Ethylene from bioethanol

Experiments in 4D printing

Faster-charging batteries for electric vehicles

The first launch of SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket

Flat pasta that morphs into 3D shapes when cooked may help the environment

The Flint water crisis and its health consequences

Forward osmosis allows using untreated water for renewable hydrogen production

Gaming disorder is recognized as a mental health disease

Gold nanoparticles produced using snail mucus promote wound healing

Groundwater recharge for mitigating water scarcity

Harnessing the power of nuclear fusion in tokamak reactors

How to break down "forever chemicals"

Hydrogen fuel cell-powered marine vessels

Lab-grown coffee

Land-use requirements for solar energy

Landfill mining risks and rewards

Lead-isotope analysis for determining sources of fly ash in the environment

Lithium-ion battery anodes produced from waste plastic bags

Mild space weather forecast for 2020s predicts few solar storms

A minority of U.S. manufacturers often produce a majority of toxic pollutants

Nanoscale Yagi-Uda antenna converts electricity into light

Natural ventilation may not improve indoor air quality

New findings on how hydrogen gas burns

New Horizons at Pluto

New Horizons: second destination

New observations show ground-level ozone is increasing in the Northern Hemisphere

New polymer made from limonene and sulfur waste absorbs mercury pollution from water

New record for magnetic tape data storage

New U.S. aviation rules for piloting commercial drones

Non-combustible and recyclable foamed plastic insulation

Nonfunctional gene in aquatic mammals imparts vulnerability to harmful organophosphates

One World Trade Center in New York named the tallest U.S. building

Outdoor dining strategies during the COVID-19 pandemic

Pesticide residues on fruits and vegetables in the United States

Phosphate mineral from wastewater finds use as forest-fire retardant

Phthalates

Plastic waste pollution

Potential impacts of self-driving cars

Potential uses of biochar

Progress in developing an "artificial leaf" for hydrogen fuel generation

Rare-earth elements: recycling or replacement

Recycling carbon fiber

Removing organic micropollutants from wastewater

Resilient building design

Restoring dormant water systems in buildings after the COVID-19 shutdown

Reusable materials for absorbing oil spills

Robot rover Curiosity lands on Mars

Scrap tires upcycled to graphene for strengthening concrete and reducing enviroeconomic burdens

Sensor to track dust-sized space junk

Simulations of pedestrian behavior applied to traffic management

Single-use plastic-bag alternatives

Solar-panel recycling concerns

Solutions for reducing climate and health effects of concrete production

Stretchable conductors

Stretchable electroluminescent skin for soft robotics

Strong and easy-to-form magnesium alloys

Sulfur concrete as a construction material on Mars

Superstretchy polymer reported

Surface treatment for improved lubricity of metal surfaces

Synthesis of sodium hydroxide and hydrochloric acid from desalination waste brine

Tall wood buildings

Toxicological and environmental effects of polystyrene

U.S. Clean Power Plan

U.S. streams found to contain a complex brew of contaminants

Ultrasensitive nanosensor for detecting explosives

Underestimated U.S. natural-gas leaks undermine climate benefits

Urban tree leaves remove fine-particulate air pollution

Urea-hydroxyapatite nanohybrid fertilizer slowly releases nitrogen

Water treatment strategies for swimming pools

Water-free synthesis of MXenes

Waterless dyeing of textiles

Whitest white paint reflects more sunlight and keeps surfaces cooler

World’s fastest organic transistor