GM commits $3 billion to build electric and autonomous vehicles in Michigan
“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 […]
Tech giants power record surge in renewable energy sales
“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 […]
3D Printing of Complex Structures with Metallic and Magnetic Materials with Nanoresolution
“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 […]
Company Collects 80% of City’s Recyclable Plastics and Turns It All into Lumber
“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 […]
Mojo Vision’s Augmented Reality Contact Lenses Kick off a Race to AR on Your Eye
“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 […]
How augmented reality can help create sustainable, environment-friendly smart cities
“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, […]
Chinese Researchers Design 3D Printed Biomimetic Soft Robotics & Grippers
“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 […]
Why the World Economic Forum Is Creating a Blockchain ‘Bill of Rights’
“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 […]
Scotland to Reach 100% Renewable Energy This Year
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 […]
GM’s Cruise Unveils its First Driverless Vehicle
“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 […]
Subaru plans to sell only electric cars by the middle of the 2030s
“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 […]
Turkish City Developing Crypto and Blockchain Solutions for Public Services
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 […]
Researches Develop 3D Printable Would Dressings Based on Fruit
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 […]
Harvesting Ocean Energy: Bio-Inspired Membrane Efficiently Produces Electricity From Saltwater
“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 […]
The Cube One Prefab is a space-age dream – and it starts at $30k
“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 […]
Scientists Have Successfully Built a Particle Accelerator Onto a Silicon Chip
“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. […]
This Giant Box Is A Water Treatment Plant For Your Home
“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 […]
Scientists Have Built The First-Ever Robots Constructed Entirely Out of Living Cells
“In another lifetime, if they had been allowed to follow their natural development, the stem cells taken from embryonic frogs would have turned into skin […]
Tesla battery researcher unveils new cell that could last 1 million miles in ‘robot taxis’
“Tesla’s battery research partner has released a new paper on a battery cell that could last over 1 million miles, which they say is going […]
Bosch thinks its new lidar system is the breakthrough self-driving cars need
“Bosch, the German supplier that’s responsible for building so many car-related components, won’t be left out of the self-driving car discussion. Instead, it wants to help shape […]
The major discoveries that could transform the world in the next decade
“The last decade ushered in some truly revolutionary advances in science, from the discovery of the Higgs boson to the use of CRISPR for Sci-Fi […]
A Native American tribe has insulated itself from California’s blackouts by creating a microgrid utility
“After months of wildfires, an essential question in a warming, windy California is this: How does the state keep the lights on? A tiny Native […]
U.S. Air Force scientists developed liquid metal which autonomously changes structure
“As reported by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory, military scientists have developed a “Terminator-like” liquid metal that can autonomously change the structure, just like […]
Denmark sets record, sourcing almost half of power from wind
“Denmark has reportedly set a record by sourcing almost half of its power from wind energy. The European country received 47 percent of its electricity […]
Bone Regeneration: Successful Bioprinting with Poly-Lactic-Co-Glycolic Acid/β-Tricalcium Phosphate Scaffolds
“In ‘Poly(Dopamine) Coating on 3D-Printed Poly-Lactic-Co-Glycolic Acid/β-Tricalcium Phosphate Scaffolds for Bone Tissue Engineering,’ researchers from the School of Stomatology at Jilin University in Changchun, China are seeking […]
This Three-Wheeled Trike Boasts a Sub-4-Second 0-60MPH Time & A 1,000-Mile Range
“In 2005, an executive in Southern California by the name of Steve Fambro was becoming increasingly fed up with driving a gas-guzzler of a car […]
Google AI system can surpass human experts in spotting breast cancer, study finds
“Google’s artificial intelligence system can identify breast cancer more accurately than radiologists, according to a study published in Nature on Wednesday. The model, created in […]
Tesla’s market cap is now double Ford’s, after being eclipsed by it eight months ago
“Tesla is doing well. The electric car maker delivered more vehicles than investors expected in the last quarter of 2019, sending its stock price to […]
Tokyo aims for zero greenhouse-gas emissions
“The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has released a basic strategy to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions by 100 percent by 2050. According to the” Zero Emission Tokyo Strategy”, […]
Teslasuit has a VR glove to go with its full-body haptic suit
“For a fully immersive VR experience, one piece of equipment which still hasn’t become widely available is a haptic glove which can provide tactile feedback to let […]
Polish Research Yields Innovative 3D Printed Energy Harvester
” In ‘Pendulum base 3D printed electromagnetic energy harvester,’ researchers Krzysztof Adamski and Rafał Walczak from the Wrocław University of Science and Technology in Poland presented their […]
[VIDEO] Liquid windows and the energy-efficient buildings of tomorrow
“On this episode of Futuris, we look at groundbreaking new technology that could hold the key to energy-efficient buildings of the future. We went to […]
France wants to phase out disposable plastics by 2040
“The French Parliament’s lower chamber late Thursday passed a law to ban all single-use plastic products and packaging after 2040, as well as a raft […]
Finally, A Smart Robot That Can Cook And Serve Us Hot Dogs
“At long last, robots have conquered one of the last bastions of human dominance: the grill. After training an artificial intelligence in a virtual reconstruction […]
These are the technologies that will transform the 2020s – From 5G to vertical farming
“Shared mobility, advanced plastic recycling and protein production are also going to be key to future prosperity. 2020 is set to be the year of […]
US has only one offshore wind energy farm, but a $70 billion market is on the way
Offshore wind has the potential to generate more than 2,000 GW of capacity per year — nearly double the nation’s current electricity use, according to […]
New tool uses AI to flag fake news for media fact-checkers
“A new artificial intelligence (AI) tool could help social media networks and news organizations weed out false stories. The tool, developed by researchers at the University […]
How 3D Printing Is Changing Sustainable Housing
“As our technology advances, so do our imaginations. The limits of what we can do slowly get pushed further and further back, making room for […]
Scientists Are Working On Spray-On Solar Panels
“A team of researchers at the University of Central Florida say their new AI’s work on a special liquid called “perovskite” could one day be […]
World’s first 3D-printed neighborhood unveiled in Mexico
“We’ve followed New Story’s efforts to create affordable 3D-printed homes for a while, including its first prototype model and ambitious plan to build a community […]
The world’s most powerful offshore wind turbine is open for business
“A prototype of what’s being called the “world’s most powerful offshore wind turbine” is now generating energy. GE Renewable Energy’s Haliade-X 12 MW wind turbine […]
3D Printing Microstructures for New Drug Delivery Systems with SPHRINT
“In the recently published, ‘SPHRINT – Printing Drug Delivery Microspheres from Polymeric Melts,’ authors Tal Shpigel, Almog Uziel, and Dan Y. Lewitus explore better ways […]
Kauai was 100% renewably powered for 32 hours over the last month
“For five beautiful hours on Tuesday, December 10, the Hawaiian island of Kauai achieved total electrical generation from renewable sources. This marks a total of […]
Bosch unveils smart glasses giving e-bikers a futuristic heads-up display
“Bosch has been pumping out new products into the e-bike market fairly regularly lately. But the latest news from Bosch isn’t an updated e-bike motor or battery […]
5 emerging energy technologies to watch out for in 2020
“2019 was a year of consolidation rather than breakthroughs for clean energy technologies. Will 2020 be different? This year will likely be remembered as a […]
Using virtual reality, US Army researchers in Orlando seek to train soldiers on IED detection
“As UCF research associate Shane Reynolds guides his avatar over a virtual minefield using his iPad, small beeps and whistles reveal the location of the […]
Elon Musk’s Plan for One Giant Solar Farm Is a Little Insane, but Not Completely Insane
“Elon Musk has revived his idea to power the entire U.S. with one single, giant solar farm. In a recent tweet evidently directed at fellow […]
Chinese Courts Increasingly Use Blockchain Technology To Settle Cases
China’s smart courts are reportedly applying a variety of innovative technologies including blockchain and artificial intelligence (AI) to decide on millions of legal cases. On […]