Vertical farming of wheat: up to 600 times greater yield
“A study in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences examines the efficiency of vertical farming methods to grow wheat. Wheat accounts for about 20% of the […]
Renewable Energy Growth Continues At A Blistering Pace
“This article is the fifth in a series on the BP Statistical Review of World Energy 2020. The Review provides a comprehensive picture of supply and demand […]
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation commit $150M to make $3 COVID-19 vaccines for vulnerable nations
“The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has committed $150 million towards manufacturing 100 million doses of potential COVID-19 vaccines specifically for low- and middle-income countries. Gates‘ […]
Here’s what the future of classrooms looks like
“With the onset of the pandemic, students, and teachers across the globe suddenly found themselves struggling to adapt to online learning experiences, from dealing with Zoombombing to […]
Decarbonisation brings job opportunities to Latin America
“Latin America could be 15 million jobs better off by 2030 in a zero emissions economy, a new IDB and ILO report has found The […]
The Global Work Crisis: Automation, the Case Against Jobs, and What to Do About It
“According to Gallup’s World Poll, only 15 percent of people worldwide are actually engaged with their jobs. The current state of “work” is not working for […]
Physicists watch quantum particles tunnel through solid barriers. Here’s what they found.
“The quantum world is a pretty wild one, where the seemingly impossible happens all the time: Teensy objects separated by miles are tied to one […]
Apple Plans To Go 100% Carbon Neutral — Including Supply Chain — By 2030
“Apple is making big changes to its supply chain and products by committing to be 100% carbon neutral by 2030. The company announced on its website that […]
New high-capacity embedded memory uses half as much silicon
“Researchers at EPFL and Bar Ilan University have developed a new type of embedded memory that takes up half as much space as traditional memory—and […]
Bioprinting Will Strengthen OrganTrans Project to 3D Print Liver Organoid
“The European consortium OrganTrans is preparing to develop a tissue engineering platform capable of generating liver tissue. The proposed automated and standardized disruptive alternative solution to organ […]
BP Pledges to Cut Oil and Gas Production 40% by 2030, Invest Billions in Renewable Energy
“BP has announced it will cut oil and gas production 40 percent over the next decade. The announcement follows the oil giant’s reported $16.8 billion […]
Scientists develop principles for the creation of an ‘acoustic diode’
“In research published in Science Advances, a group led by scientists from the RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS) have used the principle of magneto-rotation […]
Scientists Just Released a DIY Coronavirus Vaccine Under a Creative Commons License
“A group of citizen scientists with associations to Harvard Medical School have developed a coronavirus vaccine that can be self-assembled and self-administered, and are sharing their […]
U.S. Postal Service Counters Trump Attacks On Mail-In Voting With A New Blockchain Patent
“As news of Trump trying to shut down the United States Postal Service (USPS) and stall mail-in voting captures the headlines, the U.S. Patent and Trademark […]
Breakthrough technology purifies water using the power of sunlight
“A global research team has been able to transform brackish water and seawater into safe, clean drinking water in less than 30 minutes using metal-organic […]
This Tiny House Is 3D Printed, Floats, and Will Last Over 100 Years
“One of the world’s first 3D printed houses went up in China in 2016. At 400 square meters in size and 2 stories tall, the house […]
AI can spot prostate cancer with almost 100% accuracy
“A study published this week in The Lancet Digital Health by University of Pittsburgh researchers demonstrates the highest accuracy to date in recognising and characterising prostate cancer […]
‘The time has come’: Leading corporate CEOs call for acceleration of ‘purpose-first economy’
“Economic recovery strategies should “catalyse the power” of so-called purpose-first businesses in order to grow this “critical” emerging sector and allow it to assume greater […]
Scientists Built An Inhaler They Claim Stops Coronavirus
“Imagine: An antiviral inhaler that could protect you from the coronavirus. One puff a day that keeps COVID away? If it sounds like a distant […]
Indian State of Telangana Is Interested in Using Blockchain for E-Voting
“The Southern Indian state of Telangana may soon develop and test a blockchain-based electronic voting system to facilitate remote voting. Speaking at a webinar conducted […]
Construction of the World’s Biggest Nuclear Fusion Plant Just Started in France
“Fusion power promises to provide limitless green energy using cheap and abundant fuel, but it’s a long-running joke that it’s always 20 years away. Last week, though, construction started on the ITER fusion plant […]
Bank of Korea launches a department devoted to blockchain and AI
“The Bank of Korea has reportedly chosen to establish a “Digital Innovation department” through organizational reform in the second half of this year, according to […]
Mighty Buildings’ Commercial House 3D Printing Automates Construction by 80 Percent
3D printing construction today can build more than just walls, structural shells or components. It can build the entire house, as Mighty Buildings has shown, including […]
Eco-Friendly 3D-Printed Reefs to Rescue Hong Kong’s Corals
“Our coral reefs are in trouble with some studies saying they may be nearly extinct by 2100. As such, some scientists are looking for creative ways to replenish […]
Algorithm predicts the compositions of new materials
“A machine-learning algorithm that can predict the compositions of trend-defying new materials has been developed by RIKEN chemists1. It will be useful for finding materials […]
Machine Detects Covid-19 in 90 Minutes
“A small UK-based DNA testing company called DnaNudge has come up with a toaster-sized machine that can detect COVID-19 in just 90 minutes, Bloomberg reports, no lab […]
Superstrata unveils ‘world’s first’ 3D-printed unibody electric bike
“Arevo is not a well-known name in the cycling world. But the Silicon Valley-based company is using its expertise in composites manufacturing and 3D printing […]
Google Loon Is Now Beaming WiFi Down to Earth From Giant Balloons
“Four years ago, three big tech companies had plans in the works to beam internet down to Earth from the sky, and each scenario sounded wilder than […]
Six experts on how we’ll live, work, and play in cities after COVID-19
“For Fast Company’s Shape of Tomorrow series, we’re asking business leaders to share their inside perspective on how the COVID-19 era is transforming their industries. […]
Influx of electric vehicles accelerates need for grid planning
“Electric vehicles are coming—en masse. How can local utilities, grid planners and cities prepare? That’s the key question addressed with a new study led by […]
Logitech and Realize Medical Partner to Enhance Medical VR
“Canadian medical virtual reality (VR) startup Realize Medical has announced a collaboration with Logitech, a renowned Swiss-based manufacturer of computer accessories and software. The partnership is designed to […]
[VIDEO] This Robotic Chemist Does Over 600 Experiments a Week and Learns From Its Own Work
…researchers at the University of Liverpool in the UK have created a mobile robot that can carry out experiments using standard lab equipment designed for humans and […]
Indian Railways gears up to become “Green Railway” by 2030
“If everything goes as planned, Indian Railways will be transformed into ‘Green Railways’ by 2030. The railways has taken a number of initiatives toward combating […]
Mike Tyson Now Licensed to 3D Print Cannabis Drinks
3D printing, legalization of weed, and the often-outrageous Mike Tyson are a combination certain to gain worldwide attention, and especially for individuals indulging in cannabis […]
Doctors Heal Human Lungs By Attaching Them To Live Pigs
Transplant lungs can only survive for a short period of time outside the human body. In fact, only around a quarter meet criteria for transplantation, according to the […]
Morgan Stanley commits to tallying its climate impact
“Morgan Stanley will become the first major U.S. bank to publicly disclose the how much its loans and investments contribute to climate change, the latest […]
[VIDEO] MIT-designed robot can disinfect a warehouse floor in 30 minutes — and could one day be employed in grocery stores and schools
“MIT has designed a robot that is capable of disinfecting the floor of a 4,000-square foot warehouse in only half an hour, and it could […]
GDP Is the Wrong Tool for Measuring What Matters
It’s time to replace gross domestic product with real metrics of well-being and sustainability. Gross domestic product (GDP) is almost universally used to gauge how well […]
Can renewable energy really replace fossil fuels?
“As global temperatures and energy demand rise simultaneously, the search for sustainable fuel sources is more urgent than ever. But how can renewable energy possibly […]
AI Is Screening Billions of Molecules for Coronavirus Treatments
“As COVID-19 cases continue to rise, physicians have begun to repurpose existing drugs in an attempt to find something that will help patients get better. […]
The Largest Solar Farm In The U.S. Has Been Approved
“The Gemini project, a $1 billion solar farm 30 miles northeast of Las Vegas, Nevada, has been approved by the Interior Department (it will be […]
NSCRYPT Has 3D Printed a Human Knee Meniscus in Space
“Microdispensing specialist nScrypt and aerospace company TechShot have successfully completed the first functional 3D bioprinting experiment in space. Using the BioFabrication Facility (BFF) on board the ISS, with the […]
Lung-heart super sensor on a chip tinier than a ladybug
“During a stroll, a woman’s breathing becomes a slight bit shallower, and a monitor in her clothing alerts her to get a telemedicine check-up. A […]
Microwaved bamboo could be used to build super-strong skyscrapers
“Scientists have created an exceptionally strong, lightweight material out of microwaved bamboo that could be used to construct the next generation of skyscrapers, cars and […]
World Economic Forum Looks to Blockchain to Restart Global Economy
“The World Economic Forum published a report looking at how the deployment of blockchain-based solutions can address the supply chain inefficiencies and failures that have […]
America’s Renewable Energy Sources Have Produced More Electricity Than Coal Every Day for 40 Days Straight
“Renewable sources including solar, wind and hydropower generated more electricity than coal-based plants every single day in April, a new report says. Analysis shared by the Institute […]
Quickrete & Contour Crafting Partner to Fight Homelessness with Concrete 3D Printing
“U.S.-based concrete specialists QUIKRETE and Contour Crafting Corporation (CC Corp) have announced a collaboration to develop a proprietary concrete to be used with CC Corp’s concrete 3D printing technology. […]
Supercapacitor promises storage, high power and fast charging
“A new supercapacitor based on manganese oxide could combine the storage capacity of batteries with the high power and fast charging of other supercapacitors, according […]
Physicists Discover New Trick To Stabilize Fusion Reactors
“A team of research physicists at Princeton University may have found a new way to control fusion reactions — an incremental step towards making fusion energy, the […]
University of California Thesis: Reviewing 3D Printing in Construction, Including Mars
“Andrew Truong recently presented a thesis, ‘State-of-the-Art Review on 3D Printing Technology Applications in Construction,’ to the University of California, Irvine. Reviewing 3D printing in construction, […]