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 […]
Electric, Self-Driving Tractor May Just Be The Future Of Farming As We Know It
“The world of farming is changing rapidly. Whether it’s CRISPR editing for improving crop yields, smart scarecrows, or robot weeding machines, this sector continues to transform at a […]
Southern Virginia to Open $25.5M Manufacturing Center with 3D Printing
“Ground was just broken for a new facility in Southern Virginia. The Center for Manufacturing Advancement (CMA) will be a 51,250-square-foot site meant to allow manufacturing companies […]
Why the Price of New Solar Electricity Fell an Incredible 89% in the Last Decade
“From 2009 through 2019, the cost of electricity from new solar power plants fell 89%, overtaking cheap sources like coal and some gas. And the […]
Gene therapy injection in one eye surprises scientists by improving vision in both
“Injecting a gene therapy vector into one eye of someone suffering from LHON, the most common cause of mitochondrial blindness, significantly improves vision in both eyes, […]
2-Acre Vertical Farm Run By AI And Robots Out-Produces 720-Acre Flat Farm
“Plenty is an ag-tech startup in San Francisco, co-founded by Nate Storey, that is reinventing farms and farming. Storey, who is also the company’s chief science […]
NHTSA is Defining Safety for Self-Driving Cars, But It Has Questions For You
“On November 19, 2020, NHTSA released its advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) for autonomous vehicles. Written comments are due by February 1, 2021. This is the […]
Wind overtook coal as a power source in Texas last year
“More electricity in Texas was generated from wind power than coal last year, another sign of the rapid emergence of renewable energy in the state. […]
How AI will solve agriculture’s water efficiency problems
The optimal use of water through irrigation has always been inextricably linked to the evolution of agriculture and successful farming. But efficiently managing natural water […]
Scientists Found A New Way To Break Down the Most Common Plastic
“The petrochemical industry produces more than 88 million tons of polyethylene, making it the most common plastic in the world. Scientists have found a new way to […]
Process for Regenerating Neurons in the Eye and Brain Identified
“The death of neurons, whether in the brain or the eye, can result in a number of human neurodegenerative disorders, from blindness to Parkinson’s disease. […]
New method unscrambles entangled light after transfer through complex scattering media
“Physicists have developed a technique to unscramble quantum entangled light after its transfer through a multimode optical fibre, recovering the quantum information carried that would […]
Spread of Electric Cars Sparks Fights for Control Over Charging
“Electric vehicles are widely seen as the automobile industry’s future, but a battle is unfolding in states across America over who should control the charging […]
New virtual reality software allows scientists to ‘walk’ inside cells
“Virtual reality software which allows researchers to ‘walk’ inside and analyse individual cells could be used to understand fundamental problems in biology and develop new […]
MIT Invents AI To Decipher Ancient Languages
“A team of researchers at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) have created an AI that’s capable of automatically deciphering long lost languages, […]
This Arkansas school turned solar savings into better teacher pay
“In Batesville, Arkansas, just 17 miles west of the state’s largest coal-fired power plant, a solar array at the local high school is having an […]
Activists Build Facial Recognition To ID Cops Who Hide Their Badges
“In order to hold police accountable when they try to hide their identities, a growing number of activists are developing facial recognition tools that identify […]
A virtual reality game that integrates tactile experiences using biometric feedback
“Researchers at Nagoya University’s School of Informatics in Japan have recently created a new VR game that integrates immersive audiovisual experiences with tactile perception. This game, […]
Study Shows US Switch to 100% Renewables Would Save Hundreds of Billions Each Year
“While President Donald Trump has baselessly attacked plans to eradicate fossil fuel-based sources of energy from the United States’ power grid on the grounds that […]
Newly Discovered Cell Could Reverse Nerve Damage From Stroke, Spinal Injury
“Scientists revealed Monday they have discovered a new type of immune cell that could save dying nerve cells, as well as reverse damage done to […]
This Firefighting Robot Looks Absolutely Awesome!
“The Los Angeles fire department rolled out the first firefighting robot in the US at a major fire earlier this month, CNN reports. The golfcart-sized Thermite RS3 […]
It’s Official: Solar Is the Cheapest Electricity in History
“In a new report, the International Energy Agency (IEA) says solar is now the cheapest form of electricity for utility companies to build. That’s thanks to risk-reducing […]
Scientists use artificial intelligence in new way to strengthen power grid resiliency
“A new artificial neural network model created by Argonne scientists handles both static and dynamic features of a power system with a relatively high degree […]
3D Printing and Virtual Surgery Help Repair Damage to Patient’s Face
“3D printed surgical guides and virtual surgical planning (VSP) have been used in many types of procedures, such as knee replacement, spinal surgery, and reconstruction of chest walls and faces. But when […]
Tesla Asks U.S.A. For Permission to Automatically Detect Kids Left in Hot Car
“Tesla is seeking approval from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to market a sensor that could tell if a child has been left in a […]
Worlds Largest CO2 Direct Air Capture (DAC) to be built in Texas
“Oxy Low Carbon Ventures, LLC, a subsidiary of Occidental, and Rusheen Capital Management, a private equity firm, have formed a development company, 1PointFive, to finance and deploy Carbon […]
[VIDEO] This AI Creates Detailed 3D Renderings from Thousands of Tourist Photos
“A team of researchers at Google have come up with a technique that can combine thousands of tourist photos into detailed 3D renderings that take you inside […]
Europe’s largest 3D-printer just made its first two-story house
“Belgian company Kamp C recently finished construction on its first 3D-printed two-story house. The printing was done by a massive cement printer called the BOD2, […]
A Norwegian Startup Is Turning Dry Deserts Into Fertile Cropland
“The Green Revolution of the 1960s used selective breeding to double crop yields of rice and wheat in some areas of the world, rescuing millions of people […]
Scientists Find Bacteria That Devours Cancer-Causing Pollutants
“While they were trying to find ways to clean the Passaic River Superfund site, a team of scientists discovered a new bacterium that might be […]
How robotics and automation could create new jobs in the new normal
“Depending on who you ask, AI and automation will either destroy jobs or create new ones. In reality, a greater push toward automation will probably both kill and create jobs — […]
Seawater into clean drinking water in less than 30 minutes using the power of sunlight
“New technology turns seawater into drinking water into clean drinking water in less than 30 minutes. Australia-based researchers used a metal-organic framework (MOF), a type […]
This Restaurant 3D-Prints Sushi & It’s All Tailored To Your Health Needs!
“Let’s just put it out there, WE LOVE SUSHI and there’s nothing more exciting than the fact that sushi can now be 3D-printed. Does this mean […]
Ford, GM, Honda, Toyota, BMW and An Alphabet (Google) company are designing a road for autonomous cars in Michigan
“The state of Michigan wants to build the autonomous roadway of the future. Normally that in itself would be interesting enough, but there’s also the company […]
UK firm’s solar power breakthrough could make world’s most efficient panels by 2021
“British rooftops could be hosting a breakthrough in new solar power technology by next summer, using a crystal first discovered more than 200 years ago […]
How virtual reality is tackling racism in the workplace
“If you were at work and one of your colleagues made a racist remark, would you challenge it or let it pass?This scenario is one […]
The Workforce Is About to Change Dramatically
Three predictions for what the future might look like “When the pandemic is over, one in six workers is projected to continue working from home […]
Out With the Old: Blockchain to Bring Transparency to Recycling Sector
“Insead executive Michael Peshkam, co-authored a report that was shared with Cointelegraph titled “Transforming Plastic Pollution Using Blockchain.” The document states how blockchain technology can […]
Bioengineers Are Using Levitation On Dead Cells To Preserve The Living
“In the delicate work of bioengineering, dead cells get everywhere — and become a major nuisance. Now, Stanford scientists have figured out how to separate […]
Michigan plans dedicated road lanes for autonomous vehicles
“The state of Michigan and some private partners are taking steps toward building or assigning dedicated lanes for automated vehicles on a 40-mile (65-kilometer) stretch […]
Inside GM’s plans for the EV market — with new cars from Cadillac, Chevrolet, and Hummer
“Often news comes not from corporate press releases, but secondary material. Such is the case with General Motors electric vehicle product plan, which has dribbled […]
Virtual reality in rehabilitation: Angus McConnel shares how he has used technology in his recovery from a serious spinal injury
“ ANGUS McConnel was on his pushbike, riding down Memorial Drive towards the Cooks Hill Surf Club, when it happened. He was hit by a […]
Sensors for early disease symptom detection in European fruit cultivation
“The apple is Germany’s favorite fruit. Pears rank sixth in annual per capita consumption. Yet apple and pear trees both frequently suffer from diseases: Apple […]
Renault arms entire french town with free electric cars
Renault wants people to know that it’s easy to go electric. The automaker giant Renault has gifted an entire village in France its Renault Zoe […]
An automated health care system that understands when to step in
“…researchers from MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab (CSAIL) have developed a machine learning system that can either make a prediction about a task, or defer […]