This International Space Station VR experience lets you explore the ISS… and it’s as amazing as it sounds
“One thing that the vast majority of people will never get the chance to do, but that a significant percentage of those same people would […]
Ideas for boosting private-sector investments for nature
“Half the world’s GDP depends on natural resources, but only about 1 percent of total climate financing goes to support investments such as protecting forests, rehabilitating ecosystems or reestablishing […]
Canadian utility redirects $2.3B from coal & natural gas to fund 3.5 GW of affordable wind and solar
“TransAlta Corp. said it would add 2 GW of new capacity to its generating fleet, and invest around C$3 billion ($2.37 billion) developing, constructing, and […]
Remote-controlled trucks could prevent future supply chain logistical nightmares in UK
“One intuitive long-term solution to future HGV driver shortages is to take the driver out of the driver’s seat altogether. Self-driving car technology, which can […]
[VIDEO] Manta rays inspire new device to filter microplastics
“Wastewater treatment plants release microplastics into the environment, where they accumulate and pose a threat to wildlife. But by studying the way a manta ray […]
3D printing could help build homes with unique designs more cheaply, advocates say
“The Fibonacci House in Procter, B.C., boasts spectacular views of the nearby mountains — but that’s not what makes the tiny home a one-of-a-kind vacation rental. It […]
Ford picks Kentucky and Tennessee for $11.4 billion EV investment
“On Monday, the Ford Motor Company announced a massive investment to build electric vehicles in Kentucky and Tennessee. Together with partner SK Innovation, it will […]
3D-printed vaccine patch provides greater protection than a typical vaccine shot
“Scientists at Stanford University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have created a 3D-printed vaccine patch that provides greater protection than a […]
New Solar-Powered Water Filter Could Solve the Problem of Providing Off-Grid Clean Water
“A new invention that uses sunlight to drive water purification could help solve the problem of providing clean water off the grid. The device resembles […]
Luxury groups want to let consumers use blockchain to verify goods
“Luxury groups LVMH and Prada along with Cartier announced Tuesday they are joining forces on a blockchain that will allow consumers to authenticate their goods. […]
Gene Therapy Injected Into Eyeball Restores Blind Patient’s Vision
“A blind patient regained their vision for over a year after getting a single injection of an experimental gene therapy directly into their eye. The treatment uses […]
Supercharged Soil Could Pull Carbon Right Out Of The Air
“A simple seed treatment could drastically increase the amount of atmospheric carbon captured by crops, and store it underground for longer Fundamentally, two of the […]
Origami based tires can change shape while a vehicle is moving
“A team of researchers affiliated with Seoul National University, Harvard University and Hankook Tire and Technology Co. Ltd., has developed a tire based on an […]
Experimental Drug Boosts Brain Cell Cleaning to Reverse Alzheimer’s Disease Symptoms in Mice
“Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine have designed an experimental drug that reversed key symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease in mice. The drug works by […]
A coal miners union indicates it will accept a switch to renewable energy in exchange for jobs.
“The country’s largest mine workers union signaled on Monday that it would accept a transition away from fossil fuels in exchange for new jobs in […]
US Air Force Funds Shipping Container 3D Printing Facilities Secured by Blockchain
“Blockchain innovator SImple Blockchain Applications (SIMBA) has been awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I grant by the U.S. Air Force Rapid Sustainment Office (AFRSO) to develop next-generation […]
Sacramento Using Virtual Reality Training to Improve Policing, Confront Bias
“The police department of Sacramento, California is adding virtual reality to its training to enhance cultural competency and implicit bias training. The technology will focus on […]
Electrify America now has 600 charging stations, announces new locations in the US
“Electrify America announced that it now has 600 charging stations in operations, and it is announcing new locations in the US. With the recent opening […]
Trust The Vote is Creating an Open-Source OS to Make the Election Process Completely Transparent, Auditable & Secure
The TrustTheVote Project is working with election officials to create innovative publicly available election technology because there’s a looming voting machine crisis. To better understand […]
This is the first house to be 3D printed from raw earth
“Mario Cucinella Architects and Wasp, Italy’s leading 3D printing company, have completed the first house to be 3D-printed from raw earth. The process coined Tecla […]
America on a new fast track to fusion energy
“The giant appropriations bill signed by US President Donald Trump on December 27 contains a little-noticed section that sets the goal of creating a full-fledged […]
Gaming CEO: Brain Interfaces Will Allow Us to Edit Our Feelings
“…The visual experience, the visual fidelity we’ll be able to create — the real world will stop being the metric that we apply to the […]
GM, Navistar team up to build hydrogen powered heavy trucks
“In about three years, Navistar plans to start selling low-emission hydrogen-powered heavy trucks under a partnership with General Motors and a small distribution company called […]
U.S. Students Design & 3D Print Reusable Lunar Mission Landing Pad
“A team of undergraduate students from ten U.S. colleges and universities – all members of NASA’s Artemis Generation – have designed a 3D printable, reusable launch and […]
Japanese pairing looking into using wood to build satellites
“Japanese company Sumitomo Forestry has announced a joint development project with Kyoto University to test the idea of using wood as a component in satellite […]
This CEO Just Brilliantly Explained How Remote Work Will Change The World By 2030…And It’s Next-Level
“As more and more companies rush to adapt new remote work policies, many find themselves behind the curve. But what if you could look into […]
Solar is now ‘cheapest electricity in history’, confirms IEA
“The world’s best solar power schemes now offer the “cheapest…electricity in history” with the technology cheaper than coal and gas in most major countries. That […]
Watch A Quadriplegic Man Feed Himself With Two Bionic Arms (Wired Directly To His Brain)
“After living with quadriplegia for 30 years — meaning that all four of his limbs are paralyzed — Robert “Buz” Chmielewski was able to feed himself with […]
Here’s What Traveling By Hyperloop Could Look Like
Virgin Hyperloop has released a new video showing what the experience of being shot inside a pod down a vacuum tube at breakneck speeds could […]
Global Blockchain in Energy Market Top Players Analysis
“The Global Blockchain in Energy market report enumerates highly classified information portfolios encompassing multi-faceted industrial developments with vivid references of market share, size, revenue predictions along with […]
Inexpensive battery charges rapidly for electric vehicles, reduces range anxiety
“Range anxiety, the fear of running out of power before being able to recharge an electric vehicle, may be a thing of the past, according […]
3D Printed, Vascularized Lung Models Push 3D Systems into Bioprinting
“3D Systems (NYSE:DDD) has announced that it is diving further into the bioprinting space, upon significant progress made by its partner United Therapeutics Corporation (NASDAQ:UTHR) and […]
Elon Musk says he will give $100 million to whoever creates the best carbon-capture technology
“Elon Musk teased his latest philanthropic endeavor on Thursday: a contest meant to encourage more-innovative carbon-capture technologies. “Am donating $100M towards a prize for best […]
What if we only worked four days a week?
“Monday to Friday, nine to five – like hamsters on a wheel, we’ve been stuck in this rut for as long as we can remember, […]
President Biden Orders Government To Make All Federal Vehicles Electric
“U.S. President Joe Biden committed on Monday to replacing the entire federal fleet of vehicles, including cars, trucks and SUVs, with electric ones manufactured in […]
Nature: Restoring Vision by recovering epigenetic information. A major milestone for curing aging.
“Ageing is a degenerative process that leads to tissue dysfunction and death. A proposed cause of ageing is the accumulation of epigenetic noise that disrupts […]
Getting to net zero—and even net negative—is surprisingly feasible, and affordable
“Reaching zero net emissions of carbon dioxide from energy and industry by 2050 can be accomplished by rebuilding U.S. energy infrastructure to run primarily on […]
No Trees Harmed: MIT Aims to One Day Grow Your Kitchen Table in a Lab
“You’ve likely heard the buzz around lab-grown (or cultured) meat. We can now take a few cells from a live animal and grow those cells into a […]
Scientists Just Set a New World Record in Solar Cell Efficiency
“Improving the efficiency of solar cells can make a huge difference to the amount of energy produced from the same surface area and the same amount of […]
Malawi Wants to Build Africa’s First 3D Printed Buildings
“A group in Malawi wants to build Africa’s first 3D printed buildings. A LafargeHolcim and CDC joint venture, 14Trees, will use a COBOD BOD2 3D printer to […]
Europe’s largest vertical farm will have 1,000-tonne annual capacity
“A new vertical farm – Nordic Harvest – will be Europe’s largest and most efficient when fully completed in late 2021. The indoor facility is […]
VR In Therapy: VR’s Positive Impact On Mental Health
“When we think of virtual reality I tend to think of gaming and fun virtual experiences. But the benefits of VR stretch far wider than […]
VW’s prototype robot is designed to offer full-service charging for electric vehicles
“Volkswagen Group has developed a mobile electric vehicle charger that can autonomously navigate parking areas, power up an EV and then make its way back […]
Artificial intelligence for food security
“AI, or artificial intelligence, is attracting great attention across many industries, even food production, according to research published in the International Journal of Society Systems Science. […]
Houston will soon be home to the largest urban solar farm in the country
“Mayor Sylvester Turner and Houston city council approved a lease of 240 acres of city-owned land in the Sunnyside area to a Wolfe Energy subsidairy. […]
Virtual Biopsies Cloud Replace Tissue Biopsies Thanks To Technique Developed By Cambridge Scientists
“A new advanced computing technique using routine medical scans to enable doctors to take fewer, more accurate tumour biopsies, has been developed by cancer researchers […]
China Just Powered Up Its “Artificial Sun” Fusion Reactor
“China has successfully powered up its “artificial sun” nuclear fusion reactor for the first time, according to Agence France Presse. The reactor, which is the country’s largest, […]
DeepMind AI cracks 50-year-old problem of protein folding
“Having risen to fame on its superhuman performance at playing games, the artificial intelligence group DeepMind has cracked a serious scientific problem that has stumped researchers for […]
Europe’s Biggest Vertical Farm Will Be Powered by Wind and Planted by Robots
“From cultured meat to plant-based foods to robotic kitchen assistants, tech seems to be infiltrating every corner of our food system. And it’s a good thing, because we’re […]
3D Printing Named Alongside Green Hydrogen, Autonomous Vehicles and AI Sensors As Top Emerging Technologies To Watch In 2021
“A new report by Lux Research has ranked 3D printing as one of the top 12 emerging technologies to watch as we enter 2021. Having consistently made the […]