Technology - general

Scientists make methanol using air around us

08 Sep 2017

Army, UMD researchers develop water-based lithium-ion batteries that don't explode

07 Sep 2017

IBM, MIT in pact for joint AI research, establish MIT–IBM Watson AI Lab

07 Sep 2017

Aeroices: Newly discovered ultralow-density ice

06 Sep 2017

New water-cooled solar panels could cut costs of air conditioning

06 Sep 2017

In Bronze Age, men stayed at home, women got around

05 Sep 2017

Dutch study projects 115 years as maximum human life span

05 Sep 2017

Reusable ruthenium-based catalyst could be a game-changer for the biomass industry

05 Sep 2017

Algorithm unlocks smartwatches that learn your every move

04 Sep 2017

World’s most powerful X-ray laser launched in Hamburg

02 Sep 2017

Fossil footprints challenge established theories of human evolution

02 Sep 2017

Caching system could make data centres more energy efficient

02 Sep 2017

Electricity production: When enzymes rival platinum

01 Sep 2017

Study negates concerns regarding radioactivity in migratory seafood

01 Sep 2017

Mind wandering is common during driving

01 Sep 2017

Apes' abilities misunderstood by decades of poor science

01 Sep 2017

A new analysis argues that what we think we know about apes' social intelligence is based on wishful thinking and flawed science seeking the perpetuate the belief that humans are at top of the evolutionary ladder

Yawning -- why is it so contagious and why should it matter?

01 Sep 2017

Researchers develop technique to aid mass production of biodegradable plastic

01 Sep 2017

Researchers develop technique to aid mass production of biodegradable plastic

01 Sep 2017

Technique could aid mass production of biodegradable plastic

31 Aug 2017

Don't be salty -- tiny tubes desalinate water one molecule at a time

31 Aug 2017

Distant galaxy sends out 15 high-energy radio bursts

31 Aug 2017

Whether or not fast radio bursts turn out to be signatures of extraterrestrial technology, the mystreious radio bursts left space scientists agog

Nigerian neuroscientist builds computer that can smell explosives

30 Aug 2017

High-tech yarns generate electricity from twisting and stretching

29 Aug 2017

Mathematical mystery of ancient clay tablet solved

29 Aug 2017

Scientists have discovered the purpose of a famous 3700-year-old Babylonian clay tablet, revealing it is the world’s oldest and most accurate trigonometric table