Science-Technology

Harnessing solar and wind energy in one device could power the ‘Internet of Things’ By | May 25, 2016
Hybrid solar and wind harvesting cells on the top of this model house collect enough energy to light it up inside.
Issues With Clinical Trials: Some Not Reported- Others Not Reproducible By | May 18, 2016
Pharmaceutical companies find that test results favoring new drugs typically disappear when the tests are repeated
Driverless cars: Google in the front seat, hanky panky in the back By | May 12, 2016
I now Understand...
Zeppelin-Super-Drones By | April 29, 2016
New/old zeppelin technology problems: Hydrogen is still as combustible and unsuitable for air-ships. In contrast, helium is still in short supply
Cellphone-sized device quickly detects the Ebola virus By | April 27, 2016
Scientists have developed a handheld device that can detect Ebola RNA in less than 40 minutes.
Toward dissolvable electronics for implants and sensors By | April 27, 2016
A new electronic component partly made with egg proteins could help enable dissolvable devices.
Creating a reduced-fat chocolate that melts in your mouth By | April 27, 2016
Researchers investigated how adding limonene to cocoa butter could result in better reduced-fat chocolate.
Nanotech formula could be skin’s fountain of youth By | April 6, 2016
Israeli PhD student finds way to activate the body's natural defense against oxidative damage to the skin as well as internal organs
China Clamps Down With ‘Grid Management’ To Monitor Citizens By | April 4, 2016
Will you settle for being micromanaged to the extent seen in Huxley’s Brave New World? Will you be OK with taking orders from unelected, unaccountable and untouchable Technocrats?
Cash or Digital Money, Personal Freedom or Globalism By | March 29, 2016
Digital money society or a one-world currency
How to “Unboil” the Eggs By | March 14, 2016
Vortex Fuidic Device: VFD can slice carbon nanotubes into precise length, when combined with water, a solvent and lasers
Nicotine vaccine delays the drug’s effects in mice By | March 9, 2016
Scientists are working toward a vaccine to help smokers kick the habit for good.
The Church Collection Plate Goes Digital By | March 8, 2016
There really is an app for everything.
Those “ultra-safe” self-driving cars may be more lethal than we think By Eric Peters | March 7, 2016
Technology that assists human drivers—that's a great idea. But technology that pre-empts them and dumbs them down—that could be a very bad idea, indeed.
Scientists: Observed chimp behavior suggests belief in God By | March 4, 2016
Atheist heads explode in 3 . . . 2 . . . 1 . . .
Robots and Intelligence By | March 2, 2016
Are Robots are Coming of Age?
Toward diagnosing diseases such as cancer in their earliest stages By | March 2, 2016
A new test could someday help doctors catch diseases at their earliest stages.
Hair forensics could yield false positives for cocaine use By | March 2, 2016
A close-up of cocaine distribution in washed hair strands that were either contaminated with the drug (left two columns) or came from a user shows that telling the difference is difficult.
What makes penguin feathers ice-proof By | February 24, 2016
The architecture of Humboldt penguins' feathers make them ice-proof.
The chemistry behind Flint’s water crisis By | February 17, 2016
How Lead Ended up in Flint's Water
Creating ‘greener’ wrinkle-resistant cotton fabric By | February 17, 2016
It may be time to throw out the old iron because researchers have developed a "greener," cheaper cotton fabric that is wrinkle resistant.
Toward longer-lasting fragrances By | February 17, 2016
Scientists have figured out how to harness fragrances so they're not as fleeting.
Pairing pain medicine with metal ions to battle cancer By | February 17, 2016
Combining existing anti-inflammatory drugs with metal ions could one day lead to new cancer treatments.
Using light for targeted drug delivery could help fight tumors, local infections By | February 10, 2016
Medical therapies can cause severe side effects, but a new way to deliver drugs could help avoid them.
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Vinegar could potentially help treat ulcerative colitis By | February 10, 2016
Diluted vinegar reduced symptoms of ulcerative colitis in mice.
Creating a color printer that uses a colorless, non-toxic ink inspired by nature By | February 10, 2016
The team found that a colorless titanium dioxide-based colloidal ink was the best suited for the job
Technics Tracks offers audiophiles new download choices By | February 4, 2016
Music lovers can now select from hundreds of thousands of 24-bit/192kHz tracks and millions of 16 bit/44.1kHz songs with no compromises
Investigating potential fetal exposure to antidepressants By | February 3, 2016
Depression during pregnancy and the drugs used to treat it can affect developing fetuses.
Leaf-mimicking device harnesses light to purify water By | February 3, 2016
Contaminated water can be cleaned up to varying levels of purity with a new artificial leaf.
Examining how terrestrial life’s building blocks may have first formed By | February 3, 2016
Scientists look to outer space to understand how life's building blocks first formed.