Using tiny posts to guide the patterning of self-assembling polymer molecules, researchers at MIT developed…
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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.
By detaching a freestanding macroporous silicon film from the underlying bulk silicon and combining it…
Designed by scientists at the California Institute of Technology and at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory,…
In an effort to provide a sustainable system for waste treatment and energy production, scientists…
Scientists have taken a step forward on the path to engineering completely autonomous underwater vehicles…
With NASA’s Mars Rover Curiosity set to land in early August, NASA is finalizing a…
Published in the journal Nature, a new study describes how scientists at Ohio State University…
Working on innovative approaches to firefighting, DARPA has been exploring technologies to manipulate and extinguish…
A newly published study from scientists at Rice University found patterns in the way that…
Using an algorithm to analyze data and identify safe zones, a team of scientists developed…
Similar to the dual layered LCD screens used by Nintendo’s 3DS to create glasses-free 3D…
Using bacteria to breakdown and ferment agricultural waste into ethanol, MSU microbiologists have developed bioelectrochemical…
Using advanced microfluidics and real-time image processing to classify cells in blood samples, a new…
Using a chip to simultaneously harness power from natural light, heat, and vibrations in the…
Developed by engineers at the Wyss Institute, a new biomimetic strategy delivers life-saving nanotherapeutics directly…
Next month at the ACM SIGACT-SIGOPS Symposium on Principles of Distributed Computing, a team of…
With physical barriers limiting further increases in semiconductor electronic efficiency, scientists at the University of…
A step beyond transparent display, soap bubble displays are actually something possible. Ultrasonic vibrations shot…