Smart Glove Lets You Grip Virtual Objects
“A new high-tech glove helps make virtual reality more tangible. The glove not only turns your hand into a sort of controller for VR experiences, […]
The First Complete Brain Wiring Diagram of Any Species Is Here
“…Aided by modern computer algorithms, the team mapped roughly 7,000 neural connections of both sexes of C. elegans, while landmarking all synaptic locations. All the wiring […]
3D Printing Strikes A Chord in Preschooler Music Education
“In ‘Digital Fabrication: 3D Printing in Preschool Education,’ Federico Avanzini, Adriano Baratè, and Luca A. Ludovico explore the connection between 3D printing and the classroom […]
Kenya launches Africa’s biggest wind farm
“Kenya on Friday formally launched Africa’s biggest wind power plant, a mammoth project in a gusty stretch of wilderness that already provides nearly a fifth […]
IBM Unveils New “Electronic Tongue” To Taste & Identify Liquids
“Electronic tongues” are devices that can analyze materials just by coming in contact with them — and they have near-infinite applications, from testing water quality to […]
New Device Purifies Water While Generating Solar Power
“Conventional wisdom dictates you should keep water and electricity far away from one another. But now, a team of Saudi Arabian researchers say they’ve created a […]
Microscopy and VR Illuminate New Ways to Prevent and Treat Disease
“A combined research team from Carnegie Mellon University and Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason is pairing a nanoscale imaging technique with virtual reality technology […]
A Finnish Startup Is Making Food Out Of Carbon Dioxide
“Solar Foods has developed a process that uses renewable energy and the carbon dioxide polluting our atmosphere to create an alternative protein it calls Solein. The company says […]
Robot Uses Machine Learning To Harvest Lettuce
“Crops such as potatoes and wheat have been harvested mechanically at scale for decades, but many other crops have to date resisted automation. Iceberg lettuce […]
Volkswagen will share electric car platform with Ford, says Reuters
“On Friday morning, Reuters reported that the collaborative alliance between Ford and Volkswagen is to deepen. Back in January, the two car makers announced plans to share technology […]
Can’t take the heat? ‘Cool walls’ can reduce energy costs, pollution
“If these walls could talk, they might tell you that cutting energy costs and pollution may be as easy as giving them a fresh coat […]
Alphabet Releases Its Master Plan for Toronto’s New Smart City
“Ever dreamed of living in a giant experiment? If so, Toronto may be the city for you. Sidewalk Labs has released blueprints for its proposed […]
Nanotech ‘Epipen’ May Prevent Paralysis After Spinal Cord Injury
“An injection of nanoparticles can prevent the body’s immune system from overreacting to trauma, which could potentially prevent paralysis following a spinal cord injury, according […]
Why Autodesk is investing in an urban prefab construction startup
“Factory_OS, a Mare Island, Calif.-based home construction startup, received strategic investments from Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) and Citi (NYSE: C). The amount of the deal […]
Capturing heat wasted in solar panels for use in distilling clean drinking water
“A team of researchers at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology has developed a way to use waste heat from solar panels to distill […]
Dutch Company Reveals An Electric Car That Charges Itself With Sunlight
“A Dutch company from Eindhoven has released a prototype car that has already sold 100 orders to be filled in 2011. What’s special about the […]
[VIDEO] ‘The future of mobility is electric’: Jaguar Land Rover to build electric cars in UK
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Researchers say they’re closer to finding cure for HIV after using CRISPR technology to eliminate disease in live mice for the first time
“Researchers say they’re one step closer to finding a potential cure for HIV after successfully eliminating the virus in living mice for the first time. […]
Meet the future of agriculture. Say Hello to DOT
“In 2014, Norbert Beaujot started thinking about building an autonomous seeder and realized that if a powered platform could be adapted to facilitate other implements, […]
Utility-Scale Energy Storage Will Enable a Renewable Grid
“A roadblock to sustainable energy solutions is coming unstuck. The way the world gets its electricity is undergoing a rapid transition, driven by both the […]
Why the Future Is Happening Faster Than You Think
“People have no idea how fast the world is changing. So said Peter Diamandis to the audience at Singularity University’s Global Summit, taking place this week […]
Blockchain Browsers — How DLT Could Affect Web Surfing
” The appearance of blockchain technology can be compared with the emergence of internet at the initial stage of its development: Users were cautious about a decentralized system and failed to […]
World’s Largest Solar PV Project Commissioned In Abu Dhabi At 1.2 Gigawatts
“The virtual battle of being the solar power leader between Dubai and Abu Dhabi has reaped immense benefits to the Unites Arab Emirates. For the […]
This robot arm for a wheelchair does everything from open doors to apply makeup
“When it comes to the real life-changing technologies, many are found in the accessibility market. These technologies may never appear on the radar of many of the […]
Volkswagen’s 1962 bus is back as the all-electric Type 20
“It may look like the Type 2 bus from back in the 1960s (yes, it’s sometimes called a hippie bus), but the Type 20 bus unveiled Tuesday […]
Five traditional industries on the verge of an innovation boom
“According to the technology and data company Crunchbase, an astounding $825 million in venture capital investment has flowed into legal and legal-tech sectors just since […]
Exploring the Future of 3D Technology & Virtual Reality in the Academic Library
“Authors Zack Lischer-Katz, Kristina Golubiewski-Davis, Jennifer Grayburn, and Veronica Ikeshoji-Orlati discuss the future of 3D printing and virtual reality in libraries around the world, outlining […]
Toyota testing improved solar roof for electric cars that can charge while driving
“Toyota is testing a new and improved version of the solar power cells it previously launched on the Japan-exclusive Prius PHV, in a pilot along with partners […]
Graphene Coates clothing exists and we’re finally living in the future
“Part jacket, part science experiment, this is perhaps Vollebak’s most ambitious project yet… and that’s after making jackets that can last on Mars, and apparel […]
New way to direct stem cells to heart tissue
“Researchers from the University of Bristol have reported a new way to direct stem cells to heart tissue, using a designer adhesin protein. The breakthrough, […]
Scientists attempting to open portal to a parallel universe
“Could 2019 be the year humans open the first portal to a shadowy dimension which mirrors our own world? Scientists in Oak Ridge National Laboratory […]
Interview with Massimo Bricchi of Kuraray on 3D Printing Biodegradable Materials
“Massimo Bricchi is Kuraray Europe‘s Regional Marketing Manager. The company is involved in the production of chemicals and resins, fibers and textiles, high-performance material, and medical […]
Breakthrough achieved with non-invasive brain-computer interface
“Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University, in collaboration with the University of Minnesota, have made a breakthrough in the field of non-invasive robotic device control. Using […]
US generates more electricity from renewables than coal for first time ever
“The US generated more electricity from renewable sources than coal for the first time ever in April, new federal government data has shown. Clean energy […]
A Neural Net Used A Viral Meme To Learn To Navigate
“Robots are learning how to navigate rooms better than ever before, thanks to thousands of videos of people doing the viral “Mannequin Challenge” meme, in […]
3D Printed Homes Could Be an Efficient Low-Income Housing Solution
“3D printing — or additive manufacturing as it’s also known — is used for a lot of different things from conceptual and prototype design to […]
The 3 Pictures That Explain Everything About Smart Cities
“Suddenly, the world is awash in smart cities. Google is about to build one in Toronto. Hudson Yards in New York City is one, kind of. China […]
New Balance and Formlabs Launch TripleCell 3D Printing Platform and Rebound Resin for Athletic Shoes
“While I’m not much for recreational jogging these days, I’ll always remember my first real running shoes – a pair of dark gray Sauconys, which […]
China: Researchers Improve Rib Fracture Surgeries with 3D Printing
” In ‘Analysis of the advantages of 3D printing in the surgical treatment of multiple rib fractures: 5 cases report,’ Chinese researchers from Shijiazhuang Third […]
Review: Oculus Quest is exactly what VR needs to hit the mainstream
“Wanna feel old? It’s been seven years since Doom-creator John Carmack first unveiled his ski-goggles contraption that would eventually become the Oculus Rift. A lot has happened […]
Tesla is working on a James Bond-style submarine car
“During a Tuesday shareholder meeting, Tesla CEO Elon Musk admitted that the electric car company has a design for a submarine car — and it sounds […]
After 40 years of searching, scientists identify the key flaw in solar panel efficiency
“Solar panels are fantastic pieces of technology, but we need to work out how to make them even more efficient – and scientists just solved […]
Thorium and the Future of Nuclear Energy
” Energy too cheap to meter – that was the promise of nuclear power in the 1950s, at least according to Lewis Strauss chairman of […]
Supercar Smackdown: Tesla Roadster vs. Ferrari SF90 Stradale
“Ferrari has taken an important baby step towards electrification with its latest production supercar, the Ferrari SF90 Stradale plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV). The car […]
Nissan unveils a solar-powered, zero-emissions ice cream van
“To celebrate the U.K.’s Clean Air Day, Nissan has unveiled an impressive electric ice cream van that generates zero emissions while serving up a variety of cool […]
How Owning A Tesla Model 3 For 1 Year Has Changed My Life
“I’ve owned the Model 3 for exactly one year now. What I like most about the car is that it’s 100% electric, burns no gas, […]
Samsung Electronics Using Optomec’s Aerosol Jet 3D Printing to Make Next-Generation Consumer Electronics
“New Mexico-based Optomec, which supplies production-grade 3D printing systems for electronics applications and LENS Directed Energy Deposition 3D printers for the manufacturing of metal parts and components, just announced that […]
Bill Gates and Big Oil back this company that’s trying to solve climate change by sucking CO2 out of the air
“In Squamish, British Columbia, there’s a company that wants to stop climate change by sucking carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere. It’s called Carbon Engineering, […]
Artificial intelligence learns to recognize nerve cells by their appearance
“Is it possible to understand the brain? Science is still far from answering this question. However, since researchers have started training artificial intelligence on neurobiological […]