Scientists at the Department of Energy Manufacturing Demonstration Facility at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have…
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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.
PNNL quantum algorithm theorist and developer Nathan Wiebe is applying ideas from data science and…
For the first time, it is possible to produce crystalline layers of precious metals that…
Highly energetic, “hot” electrons have the potential to help solar panels more efficiently harvest light…
Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder have developed an improved method for controlling smart…
Solar power systems with double-sided (bifacial) solar panels — which collect sunlight from two sides…
Sensitive Strain Sensor Created That Can Detect the Weight of a Feather The sensor, developed…
Scientists have tried to develop synthetic red blood cells that mimic the favorable properties of…
Gyroscopes have been indispensable tools for navigation and measurement for many decades. Early gyroscopes were…
ITER, the world’s largest international scientific collaboration, is beginning assembly of the fusion reactor tokamak…
Researchers in Italy have melded the emerging science of convolutional neural networks (CNNs) with deep…
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a mathematical formula…
Researchers from the University of Tsukuba create millimeter-size chips with unique color patterns that cannot…
The advancement surpasses silicon and other mature technologies, and could help improve distances that electric…
Chaos could help put cyberhackers out of business with a patterned silicon chip that will…
Customizable magnetic iron nanowires pinpoint and track the movements of target cells. Living cells inside…
University of Missouri engineers said their material has both civilian and military applications. Shake, rattle,…
New machine learning methods bring insights into how lithium-ion batteries degrade, and show it’s more…