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A two-dimensional material made entirely of carbon called graphene won the Nobel Prize in 2010. Graphyne might be even better.
What we call "basic research" is actually the most cutting-edge. It underpins knowledge, and without it, technology does not come into being.
"You develop an instant global consciousness, a people orientation, an intense dissatisfaction with the state of the world, and a compulsion to do something about it."
This is a great improvement over the typical brew time of 12 to 18 hours.
In a nod to its addictive qualities, it was first dubbed “Some More.”
More than 150 companies are developing flying cars. Here's why they're aren't yet off the ground and darting across city skies.
From Amazon to the US Army, everybody wants one (or 150).
NicoBoard is an app that helps parents make sense of a frightening time.
Deliveries of the $250k Lightyear 0 will start in November 2022.
Cement production currently accounts for 8% of global carbon emissions.
A team of scientists hopes deep-earth lithium could sustain America's vast demand for batteries. But extracting it won't be easy.
The fictitious 31st-century world portrayed by the series is actually quite a bit like our own in the 21st century.
“I thought, why not direct these high-power beams, instead of into fusion plasma, down into rock and vaporize the hole?”
For the very first time, an AR contact lens was worn on the eye of a human subject. And it has about 30 times the pixel density of an iPhone.
The airships have a range of 4,000 nautical miles, can fly for five days, and can cruise as high as 20,000 feet at 80 mph. They take to the skies over Spain in 2026.
Photosynthesis is powerful but very inefficient. Humans can improve on this biochemical process to help the planet.
Before gunpowder was introduced to the West, medieval Arabs devised grenades using crockery.
A "bio-battery" made from genetically engineered bacteria could store excess renewable energy and release it as needed.
Fire-retardant gels and slimes combine the best attributes of water and foam.
"The Soul of a New Machine" provides a rare level of insight into the minds and decisions of humanity's greatest thinkers.
One home was printed in 28 hours. Now, Alquist 3D is building 200 more.
You've heard of Stephen Hawking. Ever heard of Renata Kallosh? Didn't think so.
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An analogy explains the greater fool theory: You don’t have to run faster than the bear to get away; you just have to run faster than the other guy.
In New Zealand, ambitious Kiwis want to launch a lawn mowing business; in South Africa, it's cooking gas refills. Start-up dreams vary widely.
Technology will not save the world, and it is inherently neither good nor bad. But, when tech is coupled to human virtue, good will prevail.
“It’s a big resource in the way the human genome is a big resource, in that you can go in and do discovery-based research."
Giant particle accelerators aren't a waste of money. They are essential for understanding the Universe.
Preventing scurvy is not just a problem in the Antarctic.
Being more creative doesn’t require a ‘Muse.’ It’s about pairing intelligence and imagination.
The strangest thing about trying to predict the future is that our only clues lie in the past.