Technology
There has been no era like ours for the rapid development of technology. Stay updated on the hottest trends and advancements from all over the world.
Where is the smog? Google will help cities find out by strapping smog-sensors to street view cars
For the past year-and-a-half, Google has been secretly testing a new way to measure the air quality in city streets. They worked together with a startup company called Aclima, to attach special sensors to its street view cars. With this sensor, they measured different chemicals that are Read More...
Robots’ duality in question: Technology saves lives despite potential for evil
The potential for robots to cause evil is a stark reality. At the same time, researchers and companies around the world are already demonstrating the power of robotics and AI technologies to save lives, including in the operating room and in areas hit by natural disasters. There, in a nutshell, are Read More...
Quadriplegic man drinks his first beer thanks to mind-controlled technology
Mind over matter—such is the path followed by scientists seeking to allow people with missing or paralyzed limbs to enjoy some autonomy of movement. Since it was first demonstrated in 2006, the technology that relies on brain implants keeps being refined. Here is the story of a man who was able Read More...
Developers work to make Egypt’s government accountable
Three years after Egypt's Arab Spring toppled the corrupt regime of Hosni Mubarak, Egyptians are still struggling to make their government accountable. In fact, Egypt ranked 91 out of 102 countries on the recently released Open Government Index. Thankfully a new web platform was recently launched Read More...
Is the aluminum-ion battery the long-awaited technology breakthrough?
Battery technology has long been lagging behind electronics and hardware. Now, can you imagine charging your phone in one minute? And knowing that not only the battery’s life expectancy will outlast your phone’s, but that it poses no fire hazard (unlike lithium-ion batteries) and no threat to Read More...
AT&T New York calls on developers to create apps for people with disabilities
This July 26, on the 25th anniversary of the Americans With Disabilities Act, people living with disabilities in New York City will most likely have something tangible to celebrate: innovative applications created by developers at the urging of AT&T in a partnership with NYU's Assistive Read More...
Attention innovators: the era of graphene is here
Graphene is the thinnest and strongest material known to man. The pure carbon substance is 200 times stronger than steel, harder than diamond and thin enough that an ounce could cover twenty-eight football fields. It's also transparent, more conductive than silicon, flexible like rubber and cheap Read More...
Fighting fire with sound in a thirsty world
Two students of George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, have developed a handheld fire extinguisher that uses low-frequency sound waves. The technology is based on the ability of sound waves to displace oxygen through physical space. Starve flames of their favorite fuel and you can Read More...
Solid state electrolyte batteries, a leap in the quest for long-lasting battery life
It has been a long quest, but the new battery technology that can outperform by 100% the typical ion lithium batteries in your laptop, tablet and smartphone, is here. Solid state electrolyte batteries have been developed by several labs including Sakti3, a start-up which recently received a Read More...
Communicating with loved ones is the Internet #1 killer-app
For 86% of internet users in 32 developing and emerging countries, contacting friends and family is the main reason to go online, according to a new survey by Pew Research Center. Over half of the thousands of people polled for the survey mentioned seeking information and news as another important Read More...