Process can use coal, shale gas and biomass while consuming carbon dioxide Engineers at The Ohio State University are developing technologies that have the potential to economically convert... Read more
Last month, Hurricane Maria made landfall in Puerto Rico as a Category 4 hurricane and caused significant damage to the island’s connectivity infrastructure. In the weeks following this disa... Read more
It’s difficult to express how important and worthwhile analysis this is. Chris Tolles points us to what I have to say is an absolute must read piece by Jim Manzi (who I haven’t a... Read more
The EPA must act swiftly to evaluate the possible health risks of nanotechnology A decade ago the great worry about nanotechnology was that it could quite literally destroy the planet. As Su... Read more
When rain falls on a lotus leaf, the leaf doesn’t get wet. Thanks to its special structure, the water drops roll off without wetting the surface. Artificial materials can be made water... Read more
Human beings inherit many genetic traits directly from their parents. However, cultural traits — tools, beliefs and behaviors that are transmitted by learning — can be passed on not only by... Read more
ARPA-E is investing in moonshot energy ideas that are so audacious, they might just change how we power our society. Batteries made with chemicals that we mine from rhubarb plants, rather th... Read more
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory has created a faster, cleaner biofuel refining technology that not only combines processes, it uses widely available materials to reduce costs... Read more
Indoor farming may be taking root A GREY warehouse in an industrial park in Indiana is an unlikely place to find the future of market gardening. But it is, nevertheless, home to a pristine,... Read more
Researchers have created a prototype system that uses a mathematical model to predict – and a portable inkjet technology to produce – precise medication dosages tailored for spec... Read more
A research team with a global reach has developed a chip-like device that could make cancer remission permanent – and that’s just the start. It’s like a random access memory chip... Read more
New design could also make conventional 2-D video higher in resolution and contrast. Over the past three years, researchers in the Camera Culture group at the MIT Media Lab have steadily ref... Read more
We could make a bio-battery or a signaling network by stringing some of these droplets together A simple new technique to form interlocking beads of water in ambient conditions could prove v... Read more
A new generation of neural network models — called spiking neural networks For every thought or behavior, the brain erupts in a riot of activity, as thousands of cells communicate via electr... Read more
A team of researchers from five Swedish universities have made a remarkable breakthrough in the treatment of cancer, with an equally innovative source of funding. Led by Karolinska Institute... Read more
