Technology - general

Electrical contact to molecules in semiconductor structures established for the first time

14 Jul 2018

Researchers use coal waste to create sustainable concrete

13 Jul 2018

The advance tackles two major environmental problems at once by making use of coal production waste and by significantly reducing the environmental impact of concrete production

Why the left hemisphere of the brain understands language better than the right

13 Jul 2018

Extreme heat and reduced cognitive performance in adults in non-air-conditioned buildings

12 Jul 2018

Big Data analysis identifies new cancer risk genes

11 Jul 2018

Semiconductor quantum transistor opens the door for photon-based computing

07 Jul 2018

Heat-conducting crystals could help computer chips keep their cool

07 Jul 2018

The tricks to playing extra time in the World Cup

06 Jul 2018

Data-sharing website may speed the response to new illegal drugs

06 Jul 2018

Reward and unease are closely linked in the brain

05 Jul 2018

Computer graphics research team to present new tool for sketching faces

04 Jul 2018

Artificial intelligence accurately predicts distribution of radioactive fallout

03 Jul 2018

Host plants tell insects when to grow longer wings and migrate

03 Jul 2018

Breakthrough in perovskite solar cell technology

02 Jul 2018

Self-heating, fast-charging battery makes electric vehicles climate-immune

30 Jun 2018

Carbon dioxide-to-methanol process improved by catalyst

30 Jun 2018

New nerve gas detector built with legos and a smartphone

28 Jun 2018

Researchers have designed a way to sense dangerous chemicals using, in part, a simple rig consisting of a smartphone and a box made from Lego bricks, which could help first responders and scientists in the field identify deadly and difficult-to-detect nerve agents such as VX and sarin

First step to lasting wheat health

27 Jun 2018

'Workhorse' lithium battery could be more powerful thanks to new design

26 Jun 2018

Chip upgrade helps miniature drones navigate

25 Jun 2018

Drones could be used to detect dangerous 'butterfly' landmines in post-conflict regions

23 Jun 2018

Buildings as power stations -- data shows they work: They generate more energy than they consume

23 Jun 2018

Chameleon-inspired nanolaser changes colors

22 Jun 2018

Inspired by nature, researchers have developed a novel nanolaser that changes colours using the same mechanism as chameleons; this could help in advances in flexible optical displays in smartphones and televisions, wearable photonic devices and ultra-sensitive sensors that measure strain