Scientists spot first known fossilized dinosaur “belly button”

In drawings or renderings of dinosaurs, we generally don’t see the beasts sporting human-like belly buttons. The reptiles did have an equivalent to a navel, however, and scientists have recently discovered the first known fossilized example of one.Cont… Continue reading Scientists spot first known fossilized dinosaur “belly button”

Water-filled nanogenerators harvest energy from just about any movement

There are energy sources all over the place, if you know where to look. Researchers at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) have now designed new modular nanogenerators that can harvest energy from a variety of different types of motion, such as … Continue reading Water-filled nanogenerators harvest energy from just about any movement

Skin cream ingredient brings stability to aqueous Li-ion battery

Researchers out of the Chinese University of Hong Kong have used a water soluble polymer commonly found in skin cream as a stabilizing agent for an aqueous lithium-ion battery, keeping costs and toxicity low and creating a stable voltage for common usa… Continue reading Skin cream ingredient brings stability to aqueous Li-ion battery