Painkillers and biofuels from poplars: the turning point is here
Scientists in Wisconsin turn poplar wood into acetaminophen and other valuable products - a petroleum-free breakthrough for painkillers and fuel.
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CATL, the super battery for electric buses lasts 1,5 million km
CATL presents battery guaranteed for 15 years for 1,5 million km. It will be used by Yutong Bus, already a partner since 2012, on new electric buses for global markets.
The metafluid robot arrives: it programs itself on command and adapts to objects
Created programmable metafluid with elastomeric beads: viscosity, compressibility and optical properties modifiable. Applications in robotics and optics.
You will have bacteria on your feet: the shoes of the future grow in the laboratory
The team modified bacteria to produce a black pigment: the shoe of the future combines production and dyeing in a single process.
Product life cycle: what it is and how to reduce environmental impact from an eco-sustainable perspective
Every product placed on the market goes through a series of phases that lead it to impact the environment in various ways. The set of these steps, starting from production - or, even before that, from the extraction of raw materials - up to final disposal, are called the life cycle. To make the life cycle of a product more eco-sustainable, it is necessary to act on the various phases, ensuring that each one reduces its environmental impact. The latter can be evaluated using… Read more
An implantable battery feeds on oxygen: towards "symbiotic" devices
In the new implantable Na-O2 battery, tissue oxygen acts as fuel. It can power devices, and even be therapeutic.
Power Mole, electricity through glass for home devices
Power Mole transmits 10W of electricity through glass, allowing you to power external devices from internal sockets
Will the Moon have a 'Galaxy Express'? the plans of DARPA and Northrop Grumman
The lunar “Galaxy Express” would transport people, goods and resources for commercial activities even on the surface of the Moon.
Goodbye skyrocketing bills: the "magic" awnings that revolutionize buildings
In China, a multidisciplinary team has developed photovoltaic curtains that produce electricity and regulate light and heat inside buildings.
Phase change concrete melts snow and ice without salt
Researchers at Drexel University have created self-heating concrete by incorporating phase change materials, capable of melting snow and ice for 10 hours.
Leafhoppers, the secret to technological invisibility from their cloak
Penn State researchers have replicated the complex geometry of brochosomes, particles produced by leafhoppers, in the laboratory to study their optical properties.
Brittany, a new life for eggshells: they become green packaging
In France, a pair of farmers have devised a process to turn eggshells into eco-friendly packaging… for eggs.
The great convergence: how AI, biotech and wearables will change everything
The convergence of three key technologies will lead to revolutionary discoveries but also risks of inequality and chaos. You need to prepare.
Goodbye aphonia: a miraculous patch makes you speak even without a voice
UCLA bioengineers have designed and tested a soft patch that, when applied to the neck, is capable of making the voiceless speak.
Algography, AI creates the next frontier of conceptual art
Algography, a fusion of generative art and conceptual thinking, invites us to rethink the essence of art in the digital age.
If human work leaves the scene: what will the new social contract be?
In a world where AI and robotics replace human labor, economics will make a new social contract indispensable.
Building like bees: drones that 3D print houses in flight
Drone technology that 3D prints in flight, inspired by the collaboration of insects, promises to build in previously inaccessible areas.
The 350km/h drone will film Formula 1 cars (and more) racing
Red Bull and Dutch Drone Gods' 350km/h drone allows spectacular footage of Formula 1 races, but the disruptive technology also raises concerns about potential illicit uses.
Toyota presents Punyo, a robot that can hug objects
With a design inspired by Baymax from Big Hero 6, Punyo uses touch sensors and inflatable 'paws' to hug and carry objects.
The material that will change the homes of the future smells of coconut and lemon
A coconut and lemon thermal battery that regulates the home climate: the last frontier of green building
The more the merrier: why we should want a more populated world
A more populated and growing world: an unsustainable utopia or the key to a richer and more varied future?
