The Internet is routinely described as borderless, and that is often how it feels. Tweet a photo or post a comment, and it is instantly viewable in nearly every country in the world. But a g... Read more
The grizzled asteroid miner is a stock character in science fiction. Now, a couple of recent events – one legal and the other technological – have brought asteroid mining a step closer to re... Read more
Electrically spun cloth with nanometer-sized fibers can dissolve to release drugs, providing a platform for cheap, discrete and reversible protection The only way to protect against H... Read more
Rice University scientists have unveiled a revolutionary new technology that uses nanoparticles to convert solar energy directly into steam. The new “solar steam” method from Rice’s Laborato... Read more
After an extensive search, the Gates Foundation has given millions to this futuristic power-generating toilet from CalTech–with the hope that it can be the solution to sanitation probl... Read more
Reinvent The Toilet Challenge “IF Thomas Crapper were around today, he would find our toilets quite familiar,” says Bill Gates, referring to the Victorian manufacturer of sanitary ware whose... Read more
The HemoGlobe student inventors have estimated that their cellphone–based systems could be produced for $10 to $20 each. Could a low-cost screening device connected to a cellphone save thous... Read more
Support has been swelling for open-access scientific publishing IF THERE is any endeavour whose fruits should be freely available, that endeavour is surely publicly financed science. Morally... Read more
The Gates Foundation makes it a point to fund solutions for women and girls because those solutions are often the most effective. Melinda Gates has been a consistent voice for women around t... Read more
NO wonder they are called conveniences. Flush toilets swirl human waste down the drain quickly and neatly. But the convenience comes with a rising price for all that follows the flush — a co... Read more