Technology - general
Scientists create cheap, rechargeable organic battery
26 Jun 2014
The new battery – which uses no metals or toxic materials – is intended for use in power plants, where it can make the energy grid more resilient and efficient by creating a large-scale means to store energy for use as needed
Pest attacks can lead to bigger crop yields
25 Jun 2014
Researchers unveil experimental 36-core chip
By Larry Hardesty | MIT News Office | 24 Jun 2014
A new chip design using 36 cores lets chip manage local memory stores efficiently using an internet-style communication network
Root power for cancer and inflammatory diseases
23 Jun 2014
Study shows greater potential for low-cost solar power plants
23 Jun 2014
New analysis of large-scale 'concentrating solar power' plants suggests they could meet 70-80 per cent of electricity demand if they are linked together
Professor disputes claims of computer passing Turing Test
14 Jun 2014
An Imperial College professor has disputed the claim of a computer pretending to be a 13-year-old Ukrainian boy had passed the Turing Test
Sailor teams up with researchers to make zero-carbon yacht
13 Jun 2014
A British sailor is teaming up with researchers from Imperial to develop a zero-carbon energy system for the yacht he aims to race around the world
Does 'free will' stem from brain noise?
12 Jun 2014
Rising CO2 poses significant threat to human nutrition: Harvard study
By By Todd Datz | 07 Jun 2014
University of Michigan building fake city to test self driving cars
07 Jun 2014
The fake city would be dubbed an “automated vehicle testing site facility” and operated by the university’s Mobility Transformation Center
Chimpanzees show similar personality traits to humans
03 Jun 2014
Chimpanzees have almost the same personality traits as humans, and they are structured almost identically, according to new research
Researchers create tractor beam in lab
02 Jun 2014
Think fast, robot
30 May 2014
Improving a new breed of solar cells
By David L. Chandler | MIT News Office | 29 May 2014
Solar-powered roads to generate power
28 May 2014
A prototype power system using solar road panels to generate power, melt snow in the winter, offer embedded LED lighting and display driver alerts is being tested in the US