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Advanced Fabric Covers Prevent Track Buckling During Intense Heat Waves

As extreme heat waves intensify due to recent climate change, railway rail temperatures now exceed 60°C during summer, increasing track deformation risks. This has necessitated speed restrictions, causing delays and raising safety concerns as a social issue.

8 Sep 2026

Rust Destroys Billions in Vital Bridges Roofs and Railway Networks

Good news first: Things are much better today. At least when it comes to corrosion. What was rusting and decaying back in the 1980s, nowadays lasts much longer.

8 Sep 2026

Researchers Develop First Recyclable Flame Retardant Composite Material Ever

Korean researchers have developed, for the first time, a recyclable flame-retardant composite that overcomes a fundamental limitation of conventional flame-retardant composites, which cannot be recycled once cured, while maintaining excellent flame resistance.

8 Sep 2026

New Research Highlights Massive Regional Variations in Planetary Permafrost Degradation

An international study led by researchers at the George Washington University indicates clear global evidence that permafrost is thawing across much of the planet.

8 Sep 2026

Novel Chemical Process Separates Current Collectors While Simultaneously Replenishing Lithium Ions

As the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) continues to grow, the disposal of spent EV batteries is emerging as a major social and environmental challenge. Wastewater generated during conventional battery recycling processes can contain high concentrations of heavy metals, posing risks of soil and groundwater contamination.

8 Sep 2026

Water Breakthrough Challenge 7 to Award £50 m to Accelerate Transformational Innovation in Water Sector

The Water Innovation Fund has launched the seventh Water Breakthrough Challenge, which will award up to £50 million to collaborative innovations that tackle the water sector’s biggest issues.

7 Sep 2026

New Global Estimate Shows Nuclear Power Capacity Will More Than Double by 2050

The annual Nuclear Technology Review has been released, estimating that global nuclear operational capacity will more than double by 2050, reaching 2.6 times the 2024 level at nearly 1000 GW(e).

7 Sep 2026

Scientists Monitor Marine Life and Shipping Noise in Arctic Environments

Beneath the Arctic Ocean is an orchestra featuring natural and human composers, from cracking sea ice and whistling beluga whales to humming shipping-vessel engines.

7 Sep 2026

New Mobile ARM User Facility Track Atmospheric Data From Canopy

Deep in a pine-oak forest in northern Alabama, a 140-foot tower rises above the canopy. Equipped with scientific instruments, it anchors the Bankhead National Forest (BNF) observatory, a distinctive research site for studying how forests interact with the atmosphere in the southeastern United States.

7 Sep 2026