A new technique could enable a robot to manipulate squishy objects like pizza dough or…
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Technology refers to the tools, systems, and methods developed through scientific knowledge to solve problems, enhance capabilities, and improve quality of life. It spans a broad range of fields—from computing and biotechnology to renewable energy and materials science—and evolves rapidly through research and innovation. Technology not only shapes how we communicate, work, and travel, but also plays a critical role in advancing science itself, enabling everything from high-powered telescopes to gene-editing tools. As new technologies emerge, they raise important questions about ethics, accessibility, and long-term impacts, making their development and deployment a central focus of scientific and societal discourse.
CSAIL scientists came up with a learning pipeline for the four-legged robot that learns to…
Global network of solar-powered servers shows how. The energy requirements of the Internet, the devices…
Wireless sensors can monitor how temperature, humidity, or other environmental conditions vary across large swaths…
MediSCAPE, a high-speed 3D microscope designed by Columbia Engineers, can see real-time cellular detail in…
Researchers design a user-friendly interface that helps nonexperts make forecasts using data collected over time.…
Scientists simulate ‘fingerprint’ of noise on quantum computer. Unique study could point way to new…
Computers, smartphones, GPS: quantum physics has enabled many technological advances. It is now opening up…
Artificial intelligence (AI) is on the cusp of driving an agricultural revolution, and helping confront…
Inspired by the human ear, a new acoustic fabric converts audible sounds into electrical signals.…
A new cleaning method could remove dust on solar installations in water-limited regions, improving overall…
A new quantum algorithm enables more accurate molecular calculations, marking progress in quantum chemistry and…
Using advanced 3D printing techniques, Mark Skylar-Scott and his team of Stanford bioengineers want to…
Researchers have developed a new method to display highly realistic holographic images using ‘holobricks’ that…
Breakthrough at UChicago could pave the way for applications in robotics, computing using soft materials.…
Researchers from RIKEN and QuTech—a collaboration between TU Delft and TNO— have achieved a key…
Technique by UChicago scientists creates ‘assembly line’ for integrating new materials. Let’s say you’re an…
Paul Scherrer Institute scientists have developed a groundbreaking achromatic lens for X-rays. This allows the…