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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.
‘Green’ process promises pristine graphene in bulk using waste food, plastic, and other materials. That…
Researchers at ETH have measured the timing of single writing events in a novel magnetic…
Researchers at Northern Illinois University and the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy…
New machine learning method from Stanford, with Toyota researchers, could supercharge battery development for electric…
Researchers at the Faculty of Physics at the University of Warsaw, with colleagues from Poland…
Army researchers and industry partners recently published a study showing how they developed new materials…
Seasonal pumped hydropower storage (SPHS), an already established yet infrequently used technology, could be an…
It takes a lot of fuel to launch something into space. Sending NASA’s Space Shuttle…
Tiny, battery-free ID chip can authenticate nearly any product to help protect the supply chain.…
Researchers from UNIGE and the University of Manchester have discovered structures based on two-dimensional materials…
Terahertz camera uses laser light patterns to ‘see inside’ objects — Terahertz imaging can reveal…
Snakes live in diverse environments ranging from unbearably hot deserts to lush tropical forests, where…
Ultrathin crack-based sensors operate on a principle similar to a spider’s sense organ and display…
The device brings lithium metal batteries one step closer to commercial viability. Researchers at the…
A new world record for the conversion of solar energy to electricity using quantum dots.…
A new study suggests a path to correcting the “jitters” in quantum devices, which may…
While at the proof-of-concept stage, this new bendable graphene-based supercapacitor shows enormous potential as a…