innovation
What gives us color now may give rise to our cyborg future.
While there’s plenty to be worried about, it’s important to remember that we’re making progress, too.
The Bill Gates-backed venture promises to remove CO2 from the atmosphere at a rate of under $100 per tonne.
“I was so moved when I saw the cells stir,” said 90-year-old study co-author Akira Iritani. “I’d been hoping for this for 20 years.”
Humans blame cats for killing birds, but our buildings are far worse.
A consortium of scientists and engineers have proposed that the U.S. and Mexico build a series of guarded solar, wind, natural gas and desalination facilities along the entirety of the border.
After docking at the International Space Station, the unmanned capsule executed a fiery and carefully choreographed return to Earth.
The future of health care is high tech. That’s good news — mostly.
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It’s hard to see big changes coming, but if you know your own blindspots, you can do it.
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The cost-effective method could revolutionize how we remove carbon from the atmosphere, particularly in regard to climate change.
The technology is poised to change how many companies operate.
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Here’s how “human work” will supplant the traditional idea of jobs.
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Two space agencies plan missions to deflect an asteroid.
We’re unearthing the next big idea in post-high school education. Is it yours?
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Hollywood’s notions of future wars may be nothing like the real ones.
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Microbes screened with a new microfluidic process might be used in power generation or environmental cleanup.
Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon.com, explains his plan for success.
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Co-ops are more pervasive than you think. They just suffer from a marketing problem.
The first steps toward developing tools that could help disabled people regain the power to speak.
Recipe for awe: Coat one egg with Starlite. Blast it with a ridiculous amount of heat until charred black. Crack it open.
Depending on the answer, one of the famous unsolved Millennium problems could have major implications in our lives.
The Tesla CEO said the Hardware 3 upgrade has “1000 percent more capability” than the current hardware.
Some of them were surprisingly astute.
This technology could close the gap between nature and the man-made environment.
The social media company has long been expected to make a move into blockchain.
A new genetically-modified pothos ivy plant is exceptionally skilled at removing dangerous pollutants, such as benzene and chloroform, from the surrounding air.
It’s safe to say not everyone was immediately impressed.
Moving from HOT to HAT, a dazzling new acoustic technology.