25/08/2016
Hybrid system designed to harvest 'full spectrum' of solar energy
Hybrid system designed to harvest 'full spectrum' of solar energy
A new concept could bring highly efficient solar power by combining three types of technologies that convert different parts of the light spectrum...
26/07/2016
A battery inspired by vitamins: 'New universe' of organic molecules that can store energy in flow batteries
A battery inspired by vitamins: 'New universe' of organic molecules that...
Harvard researchers have identified a whole new class of high-performing organic molecules, inspired by vitamin B2, that can safely store...
13/07/2016
New source of renewable energy more efficient!
SolarReserve - Concentrated Solar Power Technology Animation
How SolarReserve's concentrated solar power tower technology with integrated energy storage works.
07/07/2016
The next wearable technology could be your skin
The next wearable technology could be your skin
Technology can be awkward. Our pockets are weighed down with ever-larger smartphones that are a pain to pull out when we're in a rush. And attempts...
29/06/2016
Olli, a 3D printed, self-driving minibus, to hit the road in US
Olli, a 3D printed, self-driving minibus, to hit the road in US
A new maker of self-driving vehicles burst onto the scene Thursday in partnership with IBM's supercomputer platform Watson, and it's ready to roll...
14/06/2016
Researchers discover new way to turn electricity
Researchers discover new way to turn electricity into light using graphene
When an airplane begins to move faster than the speed of sound, it creates a shockwave that produces a well-known "boom" of sound. Now, researchers...
09/06/2016
Airbus presents 3D-printed mini aircraft
Dwarfed by huge jets all around, the mini-plane Thor was nonetheless an eye-catcher at the Berlin air show this week—the small Airbus marvel is the...
31/05/2016
Teaching robots to feel pain to protect themselves
Teaching robots to feel pain to protect themselves
A pair of researchers with Leibniz University of Hannover has demonstrated the means by which robots might be programmed to experience something...
24/05/2016
3-D printing hair structures opens up fascinating design space
3-D printing hair structures opens up fascinating design space
(Tech Xplore)—Scientific research into stuff—what things are made of, what they could be made of, what everyday applications could expand into...
16/05/2016
Future transport getting closer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ablRcaLQ7Fc
Hyperloop Transportation Technologies highlighting passive magnetic...
Hyperloop Transportation Technologies on Monday announced their technology approach to bring a transport levitation system to fruition. They are...
09/05/2016
Chinese company announces development of graphene electronic paper
Chinese company announces development of graphene electronic paper
(Phys.org)—Chinese based Guangzhou OED Technologies (makers of O-paper displays), in collaboration with another unidentified Chinese company has...
28/04/2016
NASA astronauts prepare for flight on commercial spacecraft
NASA astronauts prepare for flight on commercial spacecraft
Five years after the last NASA astronauts flew from Cape Canaveral, Florida, to the International Space Station, a new group is preparing for a...