Western Australia is laden with rocks rich in magnetite, a form of iron oxide. Researchers at Edith Cowan University found that magnetite can release hydrogen when it encounters hot water under the pressure of tons of overhead soil and rock.
Category: TRENDS IN HI-TECH SCIENCE – Sep 15 2026
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WHY NUCLEAR WASTE ISN’T REALLY WASTE
Among the more than 112,000 tons of spent nuclear fuel in the U.S. alone, there lies an estimated $24 billion worth of radioactive isotopes necessary in advanced research, specialized industrial processes, and prized by makers of medical devices.
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TINY ROBOTS USE SOUND AS FUEL
Micro-robots have a practical future in everything from pollution clean-up to water quality monitoring to infrastructure inspection. But they have a problem: the smaller they become, the harder it is to find space for batteries.