Under the microscope, they look like they could be from another planet, but these microscopic organisms inhabit the depths of our oceans in nearly infinite numbers. To begin to identify wher... Read more
Robots are getting down to the size of insects, so it seems only natural that they should be getting insect eyes. A consortium of European researchers has developed the artificial Curved Art... Read more
A French team makes headway in making miniature electronics. Engineers have been shrinking electronic components further and further at a steady rate for the past hundred years—a phenomenon... Read more
The number of transistors in a given space could be increased considerably, along with the performance capacity of microprocessors and memory units. The team from Laboratoire d’Analyse et d’... Read more
The salinity difference between fresh water and salt water could be a source of renewable energy. However, power yields from existing techniques are not high enough to make them viable. A so... Read more