America is in trouble. Emerging economic powers China and India are heavily investing in educating the world’s future workers while we squabble about punishing teachers and coddling children... Read more
The approach is simple, robust, and versatile. Researchers at the University of California, San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering have developed a technique that enables metallic nanocrysta... Read more
Iraj Islam is the Co-founder & CTO of NewsCred, a next generation news wire service changing the world of news syndication. He is also a serial entrepreneur who loves problems. vi... Read more
The aim of the Wind Challenger Project is to substantially reduce fuel consumption by large merchant vessels. Under development by a group including members from the University of Tokyo, the... Read more
The “next generation” of helmet design Inspired by the fluid that wraps your brain in a protective, wet blanket, Multi-directional Impact Protection System (MIPS), which i... Read more
The robot can wheel to a debris field and wiggle into the danger for us The millions of years of natural selection that lies behind the immense biodiversity found on our planet is fer... Read more
Lotus Glass reportedly has a high annealing point Corning’s tough-but-light Gorilla Glass has become a common feature on smartphone displays, along with those of other consumer electro... Read more
Researchers have created the most efficient solar cell ever made based on colloidal quantum dots (CQD) Researchers from the University of Toronto (U of T), the King Abdullah University of Sc... Read more
A new robot using high-precision tactile sensors and flexible motor control technology has taken Japan one step closer to its goal of providing high-quality care for its growing elderly popu... Read more
Touch screens such as those found on the iPhone or iPad are the latest form of technology allowing interaction with smart phones, computers and other devices. However, scientists at Fraunhof... Read more