Mammals sweat to regulate body temperature, and researchers from Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China…
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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.
New touch-responsive technology is 100 times thinner than existing touchscreen materials and so pliable it…
Non-flammable, cost-efficient, and effective battery developed at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. As the lithium-ion batteries that…
Dialing Up the Heat on Nanoparticles The ability of metallic nanoparticles to harvest and control…
Quantum materials are worldwide in the focus of research activities within diverse scientific disciplines. This…
A new device measures the tiniest energies in superconducting circuits, an essential step for quantum…
Nanoparticle levitated by light rotates at 300 billion rpm A dumbbell-shaped nanoparticle powered just by…
Imperial College London scientists have created a new type of membrane that could improve water…
Nagoya University researchers say they have designed a laser diode that emits the shortest-wavelength ultraviolet…
Centrifugal force from a high-speed rotating water ring enables gripping rough surfaces. Specially designed vacuum…
ESA’s technical heart has begun to produce oxygen out of simulated moondust. A prototype oxygen…
Detailed, fast imaging of hidden objects could help self-driving cars detect hazards. Researchers have harnessed…
A team from Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST), composed of Ph.D. Student Arnaud…
Used in refrigeration and HVAC systems around the world, current cooling technology has plateaued in…
A new method determines whether circuits are accurately executing complex operations that classical computers can’t…
Just like a chameleon changes its skin color in response to its environment, engineers have…
Argonne, University of Chicago scientists perform initial measurements through a 52-mile fiber-optic testbed. Scientists from…
A New Approach to Making Airplane Parts, Minus the Massive Infrastructure A modern airplane’s fuselage…