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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.
‘Artificial leaf’ concept inspires Rice University research into solar-powered fuel production. Rice University researchers have…
Laser opens up a new world of applications using optical control of physical objects. Researchers…
Researchers from University of Pennsylvania published a new paper in the Journal of Marketing that explains that…
LED instead of laser or electron beam. Selective LED-based melting (SLEDM) — i.e. the targeted…
Materials scientist explores why some household cleaners could harm the protective coating on a smartphone…
Efficient painting method reaches nooks and crannies. Rutgers engineers have created a highly effective way…
The basic units of a quantum computer can be rearranged in 2D to solve typical…
Understanding How Fluids Heat or Cool Surfaces – Crucial in Many Industries Whether it’s water…
Novel nanostructure design lends extraordinary strength to a promising storage ingredient. The same material you’ll…
Researchers say a new discovery on a U.S. Army project for optoelectronic devices could help…
Nickel is supposed to herald a new age of superconductivity – but this is proving…
The Army has a new type of multi-polymer filament for commonly-used desktop 3-D printers. This…
In December 1993, NASA held its collective breath as seven astronauts on space shuttle Endeavour…
New research shows that when a bunch of electrons zooms through the middle of a…
Congestion control system could help streaming video, mobile games, and other applications run more smoothly.…
Biological structures sometimes have unique features that engineers would like to copy. For example, many…
Columbia researchers design biocompatible ion-driven soft transistors that can perform real-time neurologically relevant computation and…