Today’s Solutions: July 19, 2025

Imagine if the pool in your backyard could become an energy harvester, with a floating blanket on its surface converting solar energy to hydrogen fuel. This is a long-term goal of an interdisciplinary research team led by Pelagia Gouma, a professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering. The team, comprised of mechanical engineers, chemists and material scientists at Brookhaven National Laboratory and Stony Brook University,

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