Technology

Researchers have found a substance with Brain-like Learning Capabilities

Researchers have found a substance with Brain-like Learning Capabilities

EPFL researchers have discovered that vanadium dioxide (VO2), a compound used in electronics, is capable of “remembering” the entire history of previous external stimuli. This…
A Rechargeable and Controllable Robot Cockroach

A Rechargeable and Controllable Robot Cockroach

An international team led by researchers at the RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research (CPR) has engineered a system for creating remote-controlled cyborg cockroaches, equipped with…
What Determines When The Gas Pump Turns Off?

What Determines When The Gas Pump Turns Off?

If you’ve ever stopped breathing the strangely pleasant gas station air for a while, you might have pondered how the pump determines when to turn…
Founder of Gravity Demonstrates New Jet Pack by Flying Over Chicago

Founder of Gravity Demonstrates New Jet Pack by Flying Over Chicago

In case you missed it, flying costumes a la Iron Man are now rather commonplace. There is a multitude of tasks that are made easier…
Learning with rather than from Technology in Higher Education

Learning with rather than from Technology in Higher Education

Colleges and universities have been quick to adopt new technologies, often before their educational value has been proven. Higher education has experimented with technological advances…
Scientists Working with Materials are Overcoming the Biggest Challenge for Solar Cell Technology

Scientists Working with Materials are Overcoming the Biggest Challenge for Solar Cell Technology

Materials scientists at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering and colleagues from five other universities around the world have uncovered the primary cause of perovskite…
Ecologists Study Young Coral using advanced Dental Scanning Technology

Ecologists Study Young Coral using advanced Dental Scanning Technology

Inspired by a trip to the dentist, Dr. Kate Quigley presents a new method for monitoring coral size and growth that reduces surveying time by…
Alternatives to Silicon Solar Panels’ Achilles’ Heel’s Achilles’ Heel: The Treatment’s Hidden Secret

Alternatives to Silicon Solar Panels’ Achilles’ Heel’s Achilles’ Heel: The Treatment’s Hidden Secret

Researchers from the UK and Japan have discovered that the minute flaws that reduce the effectiveness of perovskites, a less expensive alternative material for solar…
Winter Home Heating Needs are Satisfied by Solar-Biomass Hybrid System

Winter Home Heating Needs are Satisfied by Solar-Biomass Hybrid System

A single-story home may have 100% of its warmth from a solar energy system during the coldest months of the year, while also benefiting the…
Gait Authentication Has the Potential to Improve Smartphone Security, According to a Real-World Study

Gait Authentication Has the Potential to Improve Smartphone Security, According to a Real-World Study

According to recent study, gait authentication has proven to be a practical method of preventing cybercrime on smartphones and other mobile devices in real-world tests.…
Perching Birds’ Aerodynamics may influence Aircraft Design

Perching Birds’ Aerodynamics may influence Aircraft Design

People have always been fascinated by the perfection of bird flight, and many enthusiasts have attempted to replicate it over the centuries, with little success…
Versatile “Nanocrystal Gel” Could Facilitate Advances in Telecommunications, Defense, and Energy

Versatile “Nanocrystal Gel” Could Facilitate Advances in Telecommunications, Defense, and Energy

After a team from The University of Texas at Austin developed a new kind of “nanocrystal gel,” a gel composed of tiny nanocrystals each 10,000…
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