An “all-in-one” system for the capture, storage and use of solar energy Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology and UC Berkeley have developed a system which can store solar energy... Read more
The world’s first implantable robotic arm controlled by thoughts is being developed by Chalmers researcher Max Ortiz Catalan. The first operations on patients will take place this winter. Ev... Read more
Robots that teach themselves (on site) to perform tasks through interaction with the real world Programming robots to do household chores or perform care tasks is difficult and time-consumin... Read more
Eindhoven University develops the first coating with self-repairing surface functionality Researchers at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) have for the first time developed a coating... Read more
It looks like a wisp of smoke or even the work of a very confused spider, but this is actually a close up of the lightest material that has ever been created. Previous record holders include... Read more
The leaking of environmentally damaging pollutants into our waters and atmosphere could soon be counteracted by a simple mathematical algorithm. Presenting their research June 26, in IOP Pub... Read more
Are 3D printers not amazing enough already? Apparently some scientists at the Vienna University of Technology (TU Vienna) didn’t think so, as they have now built one that can create in... Read more
A perfect vacuum is impossible to achieve, at least in theory. As anyone with any interest in quantum physics would know, the vacuum is full of various particles that fluctuate in and... Read more
Face recognition software of the kind incorporated into biometric identification tools, photo-gallery applications and social media websites can be very useful, but it also raises privacy co... Read more
With the recent release of the Trimensional app, people can now use their iPhones as inexpensive 3D scanners. Not only can users take three-dimensional images of objects, but they can use th... Read more
Scientists from Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), assisted by colleagues from the University of Illinois, have successfully mimicked the process of bone formation in the laboratory.... Read more
Image via Wikipedia For many blind people, computers are inaccessible. It can cost upwards of $1000 to purchase “screen reader” software, but two blind computer programmers have... Read more