New system could free bench chemists from time-consuming tasks, may help inspire new molecules. Guided…
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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.
Possible “topological superconductor” could overcome industry’s problem of quantum decoherence. A potentially useful material for…
Researchers have developed a new self-calibrating endoscope that produces 3D images of objects smaller than…
What would you get if you combined Apple’s Siri and Amazon’s Alexa with Boston Dynamic’s…
MIT startup’s unique approach to improving human mobility is helping it gain traction in a…
Thanks to new technology that enables them to create simple tools, robots may be on…
Though the brain is a very slow machine, its capabilities exceed typical state-of-the-art, ultrafast artificial…
Transparent electrodes are a critical component of solar cells and electronic displays. To collect electricity…
EPFL researchers recently developed an algorithm that maps out the media landscape and reveals biases…
MIT computer scientists are hoping to accelerate the use of artificial intelligence to improve medical…
Cuts, scrapes, blisters, burns, splinters, and punctures — there are a number of ways our…
In the future, designers of micromachines can utilize a new effect. A team led by…
In any conventional silicon-based solar cell, there is an absolute limit on overall efficiency, based…
Artificial intelligence (AI), a branch of computer science that is transforming scientific inquiry and industry,…
Robots can change directions, speeds, and even their colors. But what about changing their shapes?…
Imagine being able to hear people whispering in the next room, while the raucous party…
A team of engineers has built and tested a radically new kind of airplane wing,…
Taking a cue from biological cells, scientists from MIT, Columbia University, and elsewhere have developed…