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Researchers In US & China Use Machine Learning To Make Better Solar Panels

February 9, 2020February 9, 2020

“Solar power and advanced computing are a key cleantech intersection point. From renewables return on investment optimization to optimal rooftop commercial solar deployment, machine learning is helping us […]

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Clear Solar Panels Could Power Next Generation of Greenhouses

February 9, 2020February 9, 2020

“Many greenhouses could become energy neutral by using see-through solar panels to harvest energy—primarily from the wavelengths of light that plants don’t use for photosynthesis. […]

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3D Printing Spare Parts On-Demand

February 9, 2020February 9, 2020

A notable portion of production 3D printing is dedicated to supplying replacement parts, and I say replacement parts rather than spare parts because these are being printed […]

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Blind Woman Sees With New Implant, Plays Video Game Sent Straight to Her Brain

February 9, 2020February 9, 2020

“It’s been over a decade since artificial retinas first began helping the blind see. But for many people, whose blindness originates beyond the retina, the […]

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Congress Proposes Nationwide Network of Electric Car Chargers

February 8, 2020February 8, 2020

“Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Andy Levin have introduced a new bill that would build a national infrastructure for electric vehicles. The EV Freedom Act would […]

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Atari To Open Hotels Across The US, Will Feature Immersive AR/VR Experiences

February 8, 2020February 8, 2020

“Atari is opening 8 gaming-themed hotels across the United States, which will feature immersive virtual and augmented reality experiences. The first hotel will open in […]

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A 3D Printed Tumor Model Leads Cancer Patient to Recovery

February 8, 2020February 8, 2020

A 3D printed tumour designed and fabricated by 3D LifePrints, a UK-based medical technology company, has aided surgeons in the removal of a cancerous mass in […]

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The World’s Most-Profitable Hedge Fund Is Now a Climate Radical

February 2, 2020January 28, 2020

“The hedge fund industry has no shortage of aggressive, in-your-face players, but few are as tough as Chris Hohn. The British billionaire takes the typical […]

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Nanoparticle Eats Away At Plaque in Arteries

February 2, 2020January 28, 2020

“A new “Trojan Horse” nanoparticle can eat away portions of the plaques that cause heart attacks, research in mice indicates. The discovery could be a […]

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[VIDEO] This Neural Network Combines Motion Capture and Physics

February 2, 2020January 28, 2020
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Ambitious Zero Emission Tokyo plan wins praise, but begs for action

February 1, 2020January 28, 2020

“Just days before the new year, Gov. Yuriko Koike revealed the Zero Emission Tokyo Strategy, the capital’s long-awaited plan to eliminate carbon emissions, transition to […]

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The State of 3D Printing in Heavy Equipment

February 1, 2020January 28, 2020

“In the aerospace industry, there are plenty of research dollars to be had and the slightest improvement in weight reduction to an aircraft part can […]

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Electronics Giant Bosch Files Patent for a Digital Payment System Based on IOTA

February 1, 2020January 28, 2020

“IOTA partner Bosch has filed a patent regarding, “Method and device for operating a digital payment system,” which also includes a device, a computer program, and a […]

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GM commits $3 billion to build electric and autonomous vehicles in Michigan

January 31, 2020January 28, 2020

“GM said Monday it will invest $2.2 billion into its Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant to produce all-electric trucks and SUVs, as well as a self-driving vehicle […]

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[VIDEO] What a digital government looks like

January 31, 2020January 28, 2020
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CRISPR gene-editing corrects muscular dystrophy in pigs

January 31, 2020January 28, 2020

“Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is one of the most common and most devastating muscular diseases, greatly reducing patients’ quality of life and life expectancy. Now, […]

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Tech giants power record surge in renewable energy sales

January 30, 2020January 28, 2020

“The world’s biggest tech companies fuelled a record surge in the amount of renewable energy sold directly to global corporations last year, according to new […]

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Decoding the Brain Goes Global With the International Brain Initiative

January 30, 2020January 28, 2020

“Few times in history has mankind ever united to solve a single goal. Even the ultimate moonshot in history—putting a man on the moon—was driven […]

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Lab-Grown Heart Muscles Have Been Transplanted Into a Human For The First Time

January 30, 2020January 28, 2020

“On Monday, researchers from Japan’s Osaka University announced the successful completion of a first-of-its-kind heart transplant. Rather than replacing their patient’s entire heart with a new organ, […]

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Ireland Plans to Plant 440 Million Trees By 2040 to Fight Climate Change

January 29, 2020January 22, 2020

“Ireland has big plans for combatting climate change. The country plans to plant 440 million trees over the next 40 years, according to its climate action plan. Originally, […]

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Swiss Real Estate Company Closes $134 Million Deal Using Blockchain

January 29, 2020January 22, 2020

A building on the prestigious Banhofstrasse in Zurich, Switzerland was successfully tokenized and sold on the blockchain today. The new owner of the building is […]

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3D Printing of Complex Structures with Metallic and Magnetic Materials with Nanoresolution

January 29, 2020January 22, 2020

“The fabrication of three-dimensional (3D) nanostructures is of great interest to many areas of nanotechnology currently challenged by fundamental limitations of conventional lithography. One of […]

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Company Collects 80% of City’s Recyclable Plastics and Turns It All into Lumber

January 28, 2020January 22, 2020

“This trailblazing Canadian company is building a new standard for sustainability since they started recycling the bulk of their municipal plastic waste into lumber. Roughly […]

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How AI is really going to change real estate in 2020 and beyond

January 28, 2020January 22, 2020

“By 2030, AI is predicted to add +$15 trillion to the global GDP thanks largely to solving data issues according to PwC. Lending money used to […]

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This decade will see the world shed the fear of losing jobs to bots

January 28, 2020January 28, 2020

The last decade witnessed the technology landscape change rapidly. As humans kept pace, it also birthed the need for extensive reskilling. The next decade will […]

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Mojo Vision’s Augmented Reality Contact Lenses Kick off a Race to AR on Your Eye

January 28, 2020January 22, 2020

“The digital world has been creeping closer to your face. Was a time when a laptop was about as personal as you got with a […]

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How augmented reality can help create sustainable, environment-friendly smart cities

January 27, 2020January 22, 2020

“With people feeling the heat of climate breakdown and the government planning to create sustainable cities that provide a decent quality of life to citizens, […]

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Chinese Researchers Design 3D Printed Biomimetic Soft Robotics & Grippers

January 27, 2020January 22, 2020

“In the recently published ‘3D printed shape-programmable magneto-active soft matter for biomimetic applications,’ researchers from China explore the development of a high-performance material that transforms […]

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Why the World Economic Forum Is Creating a Blockchain ‘Bill of Rights’

January 27, 2020January 22, 2020

“If the last few years have taught us one thing, it’s this: Users are not magically protected as technology evolves. Rather, user protection is something […]

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Scotland to Reach 100% Renewable Energy This Year

January 25, 2020January 22, 2020

Wind power in Scotland is the fastest-growing renewable energy technology, with 8423 MW of installed wind power capacity as of December 2018. This included 7800 MW from onshore wind in Scotland and 623 MW […]

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Physicists Finally Observe a Link Between Quantum Criticality And Entanglement

January 25, 2020January 22, 2020

“We know that the realm of quantum physics is science operating at a mind-bogglingly small scale, thus watching quantum interactions happen is always exciting. Now, physicists have […]

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A New Children’s Book Uses VR And AR To Create Immersive Storytelling

January 25, 2020January 22, 2020

A new children’s book, The Case of the Missing Cleopatra, aims to combine traditional storytelling methods with mobile AR and VR technologies, giving children new […]

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Rhode Island Is 1st US State To Commit To 100% Renewable By 2030

January 24, 2020January 22, 2020

“The littlest state in the US has set the biggest goals for renewable energy. Governor Gina Raimondo signed an executive order this month calling for an end […]

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GM’s Cruise Unveils its First Driverless Vehicle

January 24, 2020January 22, 2020

“Cruise, the self-driving car start-up, majority owned by General Motors, has unveiled its first vehicle designed to be driverless. The electric-powered Cruise Origin was developed […]

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Google publishes largest ever high-resolution map of brain connectivity

January 24, 2020January 22, 2020

“Scientists from Google and the Janelia Research Campus in Virginia have published the largest high-resolution map of brain connectivity in any animal, sharing a 3D model that […]

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Subaru plans to sell only electric cars by the middle of the 2030s

January 23, 2020January 22, 2020

“Nipping infinite rumors in the bud, Subaru confirmed the Outback, the Forester, the BRZ, the WRX STI, and every other car it makes will go electric or disappear by the middle of the […]

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Turkish City Developing Crypto and Blockchain Solutions for Public Services

January 23, 2020January 22, 2020

Konya, the city of the world-famous poet Rumi, might not come to mind when talking about technology, especially blockchain and cryptocurrencies. As one of the major cultural centers […]

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Researches Develop 3D Printable Would Dressings Based on Fruit

January 23, 2020January 22, 2020

Researchers from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTh), Greece, have developed 3D printable direct and indirect patches with wound-healing capabilities.  In an article published in the journal Pharmaceutics, 3D […]

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World’s largest offshore wind farm begins construction

January 22, 2020January 22, 2020

“Dogger Bank Wind Farms – a joint venture between SSE Renewables and Equinor – consists of three offshore wind farm sites in the North Sea, […]

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British Scientists Accidentally Discover Immune Cells That “May Treat All Cancer”

January 22, 2020January 22, 2020

“A newly-discovered part of our immune system could be harnessed to treat all cancers, say scientists. The Cardiff University team discovered a method of killing […]

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Harvesting Ocean Energy: Bio-Inspired Membrane Efficiently Produces Electricity From Saltwater

January 19, 2020January 16, 2020

“Inspired by membranes in the body tissues of living organisms, scientists have combined aramid nanofibers used in Kevlar with boron nitride to construct a membrane […]

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The Cube One Prefab is a space-age dream – and it starts at $30k

January 19, 2020January 16, 2020

“With dazzling lighting, a curvilinear design, and a fortified shell, the Cube One is a prefab for the future. Want a peek at the future […]

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Copper-Based Nanomaterials May Be the Cancer Cure We Have All Been Waiting for

January 19, 2020January 16, 2020

“An interdisciplinary team of scientists from KU Leuven, the University of Bremen, the Leibniz Institute of Materials Engineering, and the University of Ioannina have successfully eradicated cancer in […]

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Abu Dhabi-based agency calls for clean energy investments to double

January 18, 2020January 16, 2020

“An international agency promoting clean energy called Sunday for investments in renewable energy projects to be more than doubled, redirecting funds from fossil fuels. The […]

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Artificial Intelligence System Learns the Fundamental Laws of Quantum Mechanics

January 18, 2020January 16, 2020

“Artificial Intelligence can be used to predict molecular wave functions and the electronic properties of molecules. This innovative AI method developed by a team of […]

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Scientists Have Successfully Built a Particle Accelerator Onto a Silicon Chip

January 18, 2020January 16, 2020

“Particle accelerators like the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) are incredibly useful – and usually incredibly huge – instruments for studying some of the fundamentals of particle physics. […]

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This Giant Box Is A Water Treatment Plant For Your Home

January 17, 2020January 16, 2020

“A Dutch startup called Hydraloop has developed a $4,000, wardrobe-sized device that can clean, sterilize, and reuse household water — think of it as a home waste […]

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Using Blockchain to Build “Charities” that automate Elinor Ostrom’s 8 Principles for Managing a Commons — An ‘Ostrom Compliant’ Cyber-Physical Commons

January 17, 2020January 16, 2020

“Few people have contributed as much to our knowledge of the sustainable management of the commons as Elinor Ostrom. Winning the 2009 Nobel Prize in […]

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This New Tool Works Like Shazam — But for Identifying Deadly Mosquitos

January 17, 2020January 16, 2020

“In an effort to track and identify mosquitoes that spread disease around the world, a group of scientists from Oxford University and the Royal Botanic Gardens […]

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IOTA (MIOTA) Set for Widespread Adoption by Top German Software Firm

January 16, 2020January 16, 2020

“Software AG, a Germany-based multinational enterprise-grade software provider established in 1969, has announced that it’s looking to massively integrate IOTA (MIOTA) distributed ledger technology (DLT), […]

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