Tag: Technology - Page 4
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Flecks of "solar glitter" can make almost anything solar powered
The tiny, flexible solar cells can be integrated into objects of any shape or size.
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MIT makes a battery that's safe to swallow
Swallowing a normal battery means a trip to the ER, but this ingestible battery is powered by stomach acid and could deliver drugs or help carry out medical screenings.
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Is an astrophysics-ecology drone the best new tool for saving endangered species?
The new high tech drone uses the same technology used to analyze deep space objects to monitor endangered animals.
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Can combining plants & robots into 'bio-hybrids' help grow architecture & food?
This multidisciplinary team is exploring how plants and robots might come together to create buildings, cities and farms that are self-growing and self-repairing.
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Amazingly life-like robots act as spies in the wild for Planet Earth II
The new installment of the breathtaking nature documentary series captures unique footage with robot reptiles.
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Plankton-mimicking robots reveal secrets of how marine life ride ocean currents
The grapefruit-sized bots work in swarms to study internal ocean movements and their effects.
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Giant wind turbine sets record for wind energy generated in 24 hours
The world's most powerful wind turbine to date backs up its massive size with serious power output.
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Smartphones could one day detect and treat illness
Researchers have found a way to create communication between electronics and cells.
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Chemical that gives pine trees their smell could be used to make renewable plastic
The chemical is a waste product of the paper industry.
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High tech indoor food recycler has raised over 6 times its goal on Indiegogo
The machine that claims to turn scraps into fertilizer in just 24 hours is apparently in big demand.
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Kids need to stop signing over rights to social media companies
Children do it all the time, but they don't understand what they're doing. That's why adults need to step in.
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E-waste is growing rapidly in Asia
As Asian countries buy more electronics, the piles of discarded devices are increasing and it's putting people in danger.
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Simple solar-powered water purification system turns sewage water into clean drinking water in India
The system will also help reduce the spread of disease in rural villages.
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High-tech mooring will gather data below Antarctic winter ice
Researchers know a fair amount about polar ocean pH levels in the summer, but this new tool will let them see what is happening year round.
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More apps and devices won't fix family isolation
When something causes a problem, you get rid of it. You don't add more of it.
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Bird flocking inspires technology that cuts plug-in hybrid fuel use by 30 percent
Researchers looked to energy saving behavior in nature and created a system that applies those ideas to hybrid tech.
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Apple, Google, Facebook lead in clean energy and policies says latest Greenpeace report
But Amazon has some work to do.
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Israel builds world's largest solar tower
The country is slowly, but surely working towards a move to renewable energy.
