Now you can lease a cell phone and sell back your used clothes to the original brand that made them. Are we finally moving towards a zero-waste economy? The circular economy, in which compan... Read more
For the first time, Global Forest Watch unites the latest satellite technology, open data, and crowdsourcing to guarantee access to timely and reliable information about forests. The World R... Read more
This illuminates an amazing future for quick start-up of electric vehicles and launching of aircrafts. Graphene sheets are immensely strong, lightweight and excellent at conducting electrici... Read more
The scientists conclude that the microswimmers show great promise for future biomedical uses In the quest to shrink motors so they can maneuver in tiny spaces like inside and between human c... Read more
A pair of University of Cincinnati researchers has seen the light – a bright, powerful light – and it just might change the future of how building interiors are brightened. In fact, that lig... Read more
In the not too distant future, the business of making things will require the skills, temperament and work flow of a good film crew I love dictionaries. I like to sit and read them, immersed... Read more
The mining process, from the first exploration to the establishment of a mine, is both time demanding and expensive. Cecilia Lund, PhD at Luleå University of Technology has in her thesis ... Read more
Thinfilm Electronics’ Smart Sensor Labels Are you sure that the chicken you just bought has been kept cool from the time it left the plant to the moment you stuck it in your shopping c... Read more
ChemoPatch™, a low-cost, disposable, electronic patch-based cancer chemotherapy device designed to be simple, automated, and easy-to-use by cancer patients outside of the hospital, has been... Read more
Researchers from the University of Alicante’s Department of Civil Engineering, have developed an innovative protection system for building works, suitable for use on the edges of the surface... Read more
Digital manufacturing: There is a lot of hype around 3D printing. But it is fast becoming integrated with mainstream manufacturing PEEK through the inspection windows of the nearly 100 three... Read more
Currently seeking backers on indiegogo, the FABtotum might just be the ultimate desktop fabricator. More than just an FDM 3D printer, the unit also has 2D milling suitable for carving everyt... Read more
The Laundry Pod from Storebound is an easy-to-use portable washing machine that trades in cords for human energy. It requires only a few minutes of work to wash a load of laundry. The $100 e... Read more
Combination of technologies could reduce the number of early trial compounds from millions to hundreds, potentially shaving years off the discovery-development programme. A unique computer t... Read more