A new Japanese malaria vaccine cuts infections ‘by 72%’ A TEAM of Japanese researchers say they have developed a vaccine that cuts the risk of malaria developing in humans by more than two-t... Read more
In a move that would make the Alchemists of King Arthur’s time green with envy, scientists have unraveled the formula for turning liquid cement into liquid metal. This makes cement a semi-co... Read more
Video games are popular entertainment, but they also generate a lot of money for developers. Where there’s money, hackers are sure to follow. That’s just what Chinese hacking gro... Read more
There’s a whole lot of methane in them thar seaflooor. But is it good as gold or fool’s gold There’s a whole lot of methane in them thar seaflooor. But is it good as... Read more
Japan said Tuesday that it had extracted gas from offshore deposits of methane hydrate — sometimes called “flammable ice” — a breakthrough that officials and experts said could be a step tow... Read more
A new report from Citigroup argues that solar panel installations will surpass expectations as its cost falls below that of the most expensive gas-fired power plants Large consumer electroni... Read more
Proponents of MSRs say they are meltdown-proof, and that they are safer and more cost effective A couple of Transatomic Power’s young co-founders – Mark Massie and Leslie Dewan –... Read more
THE robots are coming! Word is they want your job, your life and probably your little dog, too. Robots have once again gripped the nation’s imagination, stoking fears of displaced job... Read more
The study of the lithium coatings also impacts many areas beyond magnetic fusion, including nanoelectronics, lithium batteries, computational materials science, bioengineering and biophysics... Read more
The robot performs daily wake-up calls, informs residents when food is served, schedules their daily exercise, and has an alarm function should an emergency arise. The U.S. Food and Drug Adm... Read more
“PLURIPOTENT” is a long word that means “able to do many things”. It is the technical term applied to stem cells that can generate many different sorts of bodily tissue, rather than just one... Read more
One more major step towards the dream of nuclear fusion power. A researcher at the Universidad politécnica de Madrid (UPM) has patented a nuclear fusion reactor by inertial confinement that,... Read more
Since the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in March 2011, the Japanese government has been testing robotic technologies to help deal with future accidents. The Hybrid Assistive Limb (HAL)... Read more
What do we know about the prospects for long-run prosperity? The great bulk of the economic commentary you read in the papers is focused on the short run: the effects of the “fiscal cliff” o... Read more
Researchers in Japan and the US propose a nanoionic device with a range of neuromorphic and electrical multifunctions that may allow the fabrication of on-demand configurable circuits, analo... Read more
