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 […]
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 […]