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Multicellular biobots can move around and help heal “wounds”
Using fungi instead of fertilizer to boost crop yields by up to 40 percent
Research Institute of Organic Agriculture
A wireless light switch that works without batteries could reduce the cost of wiring a house by up to 50 per cent
A less invasive brain-machine interface using ultrasound
A new catalyst that quickly, cleanly and completely breaks down fishing nets, carpet and clothing without leaving harmful byproducts behind
A detonation-based combustion system that utilizes shock waves for propulsion
If subliminal advertising is now completely banned without qualification, why are we leaving room for subliminal conditioning by artificial intelligence?
Open University of Catalonia
A new form of wave devouring propulsion could power ships and help to cut greenhouse gas emissions in the maritime industry

Toward making lithium-sulfur batteries a commercial reality for a bigger energy punch

A fevered search for the next great high-energy, rechargeable battery technology is on. Scientists are now reporting they have overcome key obstacles toward making lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batt... Read more

CU-Boulder team develops new water splitting technique that could produce hydrogen fuel

A University of Colorado Boulder team has developed a radically new technique that uses the power of sunlight to efficiently split water into its components of hydrogen and oxygen, paving th... Read more

VIDEO: Using rust and water to store solar energy as hydrogen

How can solar energy be stored so that it can be available any time, day or night, when the sun shining or not? EPFL scientists are developing a technology that can transform light energy in... Read more