Using a machine-learning system known as a deep neural network, MIT researchers have created the…
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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 ‘deep learning’ algorithm trained on images from cosmological simulations has been surprisingly successful at…
NASA scientists are hard at work trying to unlock mysteries of our planet’s ocean surface…
Using a homemade, high-tech microscope, scientists at the School of Medicine have revealed how a…
MIT engineers have developed a continuous manufacturing process that produces long strips of high-quality graphene.…
With aid of computer algorithm, researchers develop peptides more powerful than those found in nature.…
A biologically inspired membrane intended to cleanse carbon dioxide almost completely from the smoke of…
Startup’s optoelectronic chips could reduce energy usage by up to 50 percent in data centers…
Natural bacterium isolated from mushroom crop residue converts plant-based material to butanol directly. A team…
Researchers have found that a solid oxide protective coating for metals can, when applied in…
Researchers from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) and…
NASA will host a news conference at 11 a.m. EDT (8 a.m. PDT) on Tuesday, April…
Researchers at Case Western Reserve University are developing atomically thin “drumheads” able to receive and…
NASA is investing in technology concepts that include meteoroid impact detection, space telescope swarms, and small…
As part of an effort to identify distant planets hospitable to life, NASA has established…
Cutting kirigami-style slits in stretchy films could make for bandages, heat pads, and wearable electronics…
Using solar energy and nanoparticles to make saltwater drinkable, researchers from Yale and Rice University…
It seems like getting something for nothing, but you really can get drinkable water right…