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Joseph Shavit
Dec 17, 2021
New, low-cost, lighting technology can brighten lives in the developing world
There are approximately 840 million people worldwide who do not have access to electricity despite rural electrification efforts.
Joseph Shavit
Dec 13, 2021
Human-like brain helps robot out of a maze
A maze is a popular device among psychologists to assess the learning capacity of mice or rats. But how about robots?
Joseph Shavit
Dec 12, 2021
Humans could 'live forever' through 'immortality' freezing
Many people throughout human history have had the seemingly-impossible ambition of living forever. Immortality might not be a pipe dream.
Joseph Shavit
Dec 12, 2021
Is Europe entering a golden age of astronomy?
Groundbreaking discoveries about gravitational waves, black holes, cosmic rays, neutrinos and other areas may soon become more frequent.
Joseph Shavit
Dec 11, 2021
ETH Zurich builds the 'Swiss-Army Knife' of robots
A team at Swiss-Mile has improved upon its ANYmal robot by giving it wheels—the result is known as the Swiss-Mile Robot.
Joseph Shavit
Dec 10, 2021
Flying around in a personal electric flying machine by 2023
Imagine hopping into a zero carbon emission, personal aircraft and zipping skyward over the traffic and congestion to land right at work.
Joseph Shavit
Dec 9, 2021
Scientists use sunlight and modified sawdust to reversibly capture carbon dioxide
Study propose a new method to capture CO2 using sunlight as the energy source and modified sawdust as the CO2 absorbent.
Joseph Shavit
Dec 9, 2021
Transforming materials with light could lead to ultrafast light-based computers and more
Imagine windows that can easily transform into mirrors, or super high-speed computers that run not on electrons but light.
Joseph Shavit
Dec 5, 2021
New camera is the size of a grain of salt and takes crisp, full-color, photos
The new system can produce crisp, full-color images on par with a conventional compound camera lens 500,000 times larger in volume.
Joseph Shavit
Dec 4, 2021
Precise new form of brain surgery requires no incisions or scalpels
Researchers have developed a noninvasive way to remove faulty brain circuits without the need for conventional brain surgery.
Joseph Shavit
Dec 3, 2021
Teen overcomes tragedy to create fire suppression extinguisher to combat wildfires
An Indian American teen in the San Francisco Area has parlayed the tragedy of a 2018 wildfire to prevent the spread of future disasters.
Joseph Shavit
Dec 3, 2021
NASA Selects Companies to Develop Commercial Destinations in Space
NASA has signed agreements with three U.S. companies to develop designs of space stations and other commercial destinations in space.
Joseph Shavit
Nov 24, 2021
Wearable device can detect and reverse opioid overdose
The device, worn on the stomach like an insulin pump, senses when a person stops breathing and moving, and injects a lifesaving antidote.
Joseph Shavit
Nov 22, 2021
Solar cell innovation produces a thousand times more power
Most solar cells are currently silicon based; however, their efficiency is limited. This has prompted researchers to examine new materials.
Joseph Shavit
Nov 21, 2021
First electric autonomous cargo ship launched in Norway
Zero emissions and, soon, zero crew: the world's first fully electric autonomous cargo vessel was unveiled in Norway.
Joseph Shavit
Nov 19, 2021
Hand-cranked washing machine could help 5 billion people save a lot of time and effort
Student has invented a poverty-busting and time-saving manual washing machine so that women or children don’t have to spend 20 hours a week
Joseph Shavit
Nov 19, 2021
Computer scientists develop tool that protects your private data while you browse
Computer scientists have developed a tool that will increase protections for users’ private data while they browse the web.
Joseph Shavit
Nov 19, 2021
Israeli researchers invent electrode stickers that can tell when you’re lying
Researchers caught liars at an unprecedented accuracy of 73% by measuring the movements of facial muscles with groundbreaking electrode tech
Joseph Shavit
Nov 18, 2021
Dutch students build a spectacular, solar-powered, zero-emission mobile home
Students at a Dutch university have developed a solar-powered zero-emission mobile home called 'Stella Vita' that can travel on solar energy
Joseph Shavit
Nov 14, 2021
Major breakthrough in sustainable, cost-effective, large-scale energy storage
Researchers have synthesized a molecular compound that enables a stable flow battery that retains 99.98% capacity per cycle.
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