Nothing has more potential to lift more people out of poverty LORD knows there’s a lot of bad news in the world today to get you down, but there is one big thing happening that leaves me inc... Read more
An autonomous system for exploring the solar system’s smaller members, such as moons and asteroids, could bring us closer to a human mission to Mars. Stanford researchers, in collabora... Read more
Decal-like application process allows thin, flexible solar panels to be applied to virtually any surface For all their promise, solar cells have frustrated scientists in one crucial regard –... Read more
The advance could yield a new class of nanoscale applications that use light instead of electricity. Stanford researchers in physics and engineering have demonstrated a device that produces... Read more
Developers of renewable energy and shale gas must overcome fundamental geological and environmental challenges Developers of renewable energy and shale gas must overcome fundamental geologic... Read more
MOOCs first landed in the spotlight last year, when Sebastian Thrun, a Stanford professor, offered a free artificial-intelligence course, attracting 160,000 students in 190 nations. Teachin... Read more
Potential for use in next-generation prostheses or self-healing electronic devices Our largest bodily organ is also one of the most remarkable. Not only is our skin pressure sensitive, it is... Read more
Enzymes from fungi growing on trees filter out medicine residues from sewage and drinking water Months of painstaking work in the laboratory at Bielefeld University‘s Center for Biotechnolog... Read more
In other words, it should stop an acute reaction in its tracks. While many of us may have irritating allergic reactions to things like wool or cats, it can be a much different story for othe... Read more
Could yield an entirely new class of devices that use light instead of electricity Stanford researchers in physics and engineering have demonstrated a device that produces a synthetic magnet... Read more
A new company lets you do a short internship at other jobs, no matter how old you are. If you’ve always thought you should be a chef but don’t know how to find out, now you have a way into a... Read more
Researchers have developed a solar cell made entirely of carbon, an inexpensive substitute for the pricey materials used in conventional solar panels. Stanford University scientists have bui... Read more
Will people embrace the futuristic design enough to make the startup a success? The Lit C-1 doesn’t look like any car you’ve ever seen, but it still can go 120 miles per hour and gets 200 mi... Read more
A new technique which may prove applicable for humans in the future Though often associated with exposure to war, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), is a severe anxiety disorder which ca... Read more
“The biological Internet is in its very earliest stages” If you were a bacterium, the virus M13 might seem innocuous enough. It insinuates more than it invades, setting up shop l... Read more
