Lenses are no longer necessary for some microscopes, according to Rice University engineers developing FlatScope,…
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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.
The new MATISSE instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope Interferometer (VLTI) has now successfully made…
When it comes to soft assistive devices — like the wearable exosuit being created by…
Electronics, the lifeblood of the modern world, could soon be part of our daily diet.…
Scientists have discovered a novel chemical state of the element manganese. This chemical state, first…
Wind and solar power could generate most but not all electricity in the United States,…
Researchers have developed a new way to improve lithium-ion battery efficiency. Through the growth of…
With their insensitivity to decoherence what are known as Majorana particles could become stable building…
Researchers at WMG at the University of Warwick have developed a new direct, precise test…
Researchers have designed a new LED-based train headlight that uses a tenth of the energy…
In a major advancement in nanomedicine, Arizona State University (ASU) scientists, in collaboration with researchers…
Building a submarine gets tricky when the temperature drops to -300 Fahrenheit (-184 Celsius) and…
A collaboration between the lab of Judy Cha, the Carol and Douglas Melamed Assistant Professor…
In deep space, accurate timekeeping is vital to navigation, but not all spacecraft have precise…
Move over, lithium-ion; now, there’s a better battery on the horizon. A multi-institution team of…
Tiny robots need not fear obstacle courses in the future: Scientists from the Max Planck…
The worldwide race to create more, better, and reliable quantum processors is progressing fast, as…
MIT researchers have devised a miniaturized system that can deliver tiny quantities of medicine to…