Hawaii faces economic and logistical challenges for dealing with plastic waste, including marine debris that lingers in its ocean waters. Researchers are pioneering a method to recycle the islands’ derelict fishing nets and plastic trash into asphalt roads. Demonstrations on Oahu show that adding recycled materials may provide an end-of-life fate for the region’s garbage, leading to less-polluted oceans. The researchers will present their results at ACS Spring 2026.

Researchers have developed a new kind of nanoelectronic device that could dramatically cut the energy consumed by artificial intelligence hardware by mimicking the human brain.

Scientists have uncovered how the toxic protein that drives Huntington’s disease spreads through the brain. The study shows that neurons pass the harmful huntingtin protein through tiny cellular tunnels called tunneling nanotubes. Researchers also discovered that a partnership between two proteins, Rhes and SLC4A7, helps build these tunnels. When this pathway was disrupted in cells and mice, the spread of the toxic protein dropped sharply – revealing a promising target for therapies designed to slow or stop the disease.