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Space-based solar power beams will soon be powering our cities
The potential of the technology is to capture sunlight and then beam it wirelessly to Earth, to then supply cities, factories and households
Joseph Shavit
Nov 23, 2022


Mankind could travel at 99% the speed of light thanks to this revolutionary engine
NASA engineer, David Burns, produced an engine concept that, he says, could theoretically accelerate to 99 percent of the speed of light.
Joseph Shavit
Nov 23, 2022


An edible QR code takes a shot at fake whiskey
The days of fake whiskey could be numbered, thanks to a team of biomedical engineers from Purdue University and South Korea.
Joshua Shavit
Nov 23, 2022


Groundbreaking smart glasses cure night blindness and peripheral vision problems
Japanese startup ViXion has created an innovative wearable device that helps people deal with the difficulties associated with night vision.
Joseph Shavit
Nov 22, 2022


Groundbreaking app creates time-lapse videos with a smartphone
An app developed by Cornell researchers uses augmented reality to help users repeatedly capture images from the same location with a phone.
Joseph Shavit
Nov 22, 2022


World's-first battery powered by nuclear waste lasts 1,000's of years
Radioactive diamond batteries were first developed in 2016 and promised a new, cost-effective way of recycling nuclear waste.
Joseph Shavit
Nov 21, 2022


Breakthrough transparent solar cells found to generate power 1000x more efficiently
Solar panels often get a bad rap for spoiling the appearance of homes and businesses. Yet, this may be about to change.
Joseph Shavit
Nov 20, 2022


Groundbreaking technology could put an end to camera 'notches' on smartphones
One potential application for the technology is integration of displays with different types of sensors and cameras (camera notches).
Joseph Shavit
Nov 20, 2022


Powerful LED light can kill bacteria and viruses without harming humans
A highly efficient LED that is deadly to microbes and viruses but safe for people has been engineered by three RIKEN physicists.
Joseph Shavit
Nov 19, 2022


Novel technology can power your home for days using half the water needed to flush a toilet
Emission-free hydrogen could, one day, entirely replace fossil fuels - and a start up believes it can make it accessible to all.
Joseph Shavit
Nov 19, 2022


Small army of autonomous robots to help modernize grape, wine industry
These autonomous robots will roll through vineyards, using computer vision to gather data on the physiological state of each grapevine.
Joseph Shavit
Nov 18, 2022


AuREUS solar panels made from recycled food waste generate energy without sunlight
Fossil fuels continue to account for over 81% of global energy production and global supplies of gas and oil will deplete by 2060.
Joseph Shavit
Nov 17, 2022


Transparent window coating can actively cool buildings without using energy
Researchers design a transparent window coating that could lower the temperature inside buildings, without expending a single watt of energy
Joseph Shavit
Nov 16, 2022


New ‘smart tattoos’ revolutionize on-skin computing
The emergence of on-skin interfaces has created an opportunity for seamless, always-available on-body interactions.
Joseph Shavit
Nov 14, 2022


Breakthrough solar technology extracts 400% more salt from seawater
A new solar-powered desalination technology will significantly reduce the cost of desalination and quadruple the volume of production.
Joseph Shavit
Nov 12, 2022


MIT researchers made implantable batteries lighter, safer and 50% longer lasting
Pacemakers and other medical devices, as well as long-distance drones and remote sensors, would require fewer battery replacements.
Joseph Shavit
Nov 11, 2022


Groundbreaking discovery enables people with paralysis to walk again
A study by Lausanne-based scientists has identified the neurons that may help to improve walking ability post-paralysis.
Joseph Shavit
Nov 11, 2022


Portable technology transforms seawater into drinking water at the push of a button
MIT developed portable desalination unit, weighing less than 10 kilograms, that can remove particles and salts to generate drinking water.
Joseph Shavit
Nov 10, 2022


Game-changing wrist-mounted camera captures entire body in 3D
Using a miniature camera and a customized deep neural network, researchers have developed a first-of-its-kind wristband that tracks posture.
Joseph Shavit
Nov 10, 2022


Amazing thermal camouflage makes soldiers nearly undetectable
New camouflage technology that consists of a sheet made from thermal visual concealment material that makes soldiers nearly undetectable.
Joseph Shavit
Nov 9, 2022
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