ETH scientists have developed cube-shaped magnetic building blocks that can be assembled into two-dimensional shapes…
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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.
A research team from Nuremberg and Erlangen has set a new record for the power…
Researchers at Linköping University and RISE, Campus Norrköping, have shown for the first time that…
A new power-saving chip developed by engineers at the University of California San Diego could…
The storage of energy for long periods of time is subject to special challenges. An…
A small, inexpensive sensor could save lives by triggering an alarm when children or pets…
Free internet access must be considered as a human right, as people unable to get…
Modern construction is a precision endeavor. Builders must use components manufactured to meet specific standards…
Autonomous system improves environmental sampling at sea: Robotic boats could more rapidly locate the most…
The ability to enhance night vision capabilities could have implications in improving what can be…
Microscopy technique is expected to benefit studies in life sciences and biology. A University of…
AMOLF researchers and their collaborators from the Advanced Science Research Center (ASRC/CUNY) in New York…
Flexible yet sturdy robot is designed to “grow” like a plant. Its extendable appendage can…
Skyscrapers are rising rapidly around the world, continuously transforming city skylines. However, their repair and…
A new technique to change the structure of liquid crystals could lead to the development…
New blueprint for affordable, sustainable ‘flow batteries’ developed at Berkeley Lab for renewable energy could…
In a new anthropology and studio art course, Massachusetts Institute of Technology students investigate the…
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are getting smarter with the help of an international team of…