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Artificial meat is now made in space

14.10.2019 | AFP | www.afp.com

Creating meat from cells is no longer the realm of science fiction: a Russian cosmonaut did it aboard the International Space Station, and it is just a matter of time before these products arrive in…

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2019

11.10.2019 | The Nobel Prize | www.nobelprize.org

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2019 rewards the development of the lithium-ion battery. This lightweight, rechargeable and powerful battery is now used in everything from mobile phones to laptops and…

All-perovskite tandem solar cells with 24.8% efficiency

09.10.2019 | Tech Xplore | www.techxplore.com

A team of researchers at Nanjing University in China and the University of Toronto in Canada have recently fabricated all-perovskite tandem solar cells (PSCs), a type of solar cell with a key…

All-perovskite tandem solar cells with 24.8% efficiency

New lens ready for its close-up

08.10.2019 | University of Utah | www.utah.edu

Researchers have always thought that flat, ultrathin optical lenses for cameras or other devices were impossible because of the way all the colors of light must bend through them. Consequently,…

Humans Produce 100x More CO2 Than All Volcanoes Combined

02.10.2019 | Futurism | www.futurism.com

According to a decade-long study by an international team of researchers, human CO2 emissions total 100 times more than the planet-warming effects of all volcanoes combined.

Humans Produce 100x More CO2 Than All Volcanoes Combined

Elon Musk unveils new Mars rocket prototype

30.09.2019 | Reuters | www.reuters.com

Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk has unveiled the latest iteration of his space company’s newly assembled Starship, outlining a speedy development timeline for the centerpiece vehicle of SpaceX’s…

Elon Musk unveils new Mars rocket prototype

FoodTracker: An AI-powered food detection mobile application

27.09.2019 | TechXplore | www.mcgill.ca

A research team at McGill University in Canada has developed a mobile application that can recognize food items inside an overall meal in real-time, providing useful nutrition-related information.

FoodTracker: An AI-powered food detection mobile application

A battery with a twist

25.09.2019 | ETH Zurich | ethz.ch/en.html

Today’s electronics industry is increasingly focusing on computers or smartphones with screens that can be folded or rolled. Smart clothing items make use of wearable micro-devices or sensors to…

Even short-lived solar panels can be economically viable

23.09.2019 | MIT | www.mit.edu

A new study shows that, contrary to widespread belief within the solar power industry, new kinds of solar cells and panels don’t necessarily have to last for 25 to 30 years in order to be…

Even short-lived solar panels can be economically viable

‘Nanochains’ could increase battery capacity, cut charging time

20.09.2019 | Purdue University | www.purdue.edu

How long the battery of your phone or computer lasts depends on how many lithium ions can be stored in the battery’s negative electrode material. If the battery runs out of these ions, it can’t…

‘Nanochains’ could increase battery capacity, cut charging time

FarmWise Raises $14.5 Million to Teach Giant Robots to Grow Our Food

18.09.2019 | IEEE Spectrum | spectrum.ieee.org

We humans spend most of our time getting hungry or eating, which must be really inconvenient for the people who have to produce food for everyone. For a sustainable and tasty future, we’ll need to…

FarmWise Raises $14.5 Million to Teach Giant Robots to Grow Our Food

Researchers build microscopic biohybrid robots propelled by muscles, nerves

17.09.2019 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | illinois.edu

Researchers have developed soft robotic devices driven by neuromuscular tissue that triggers when stimulated by light – bringing mechanical engineering one step closer to developing autonomous…

Researchers build microscopic biohybrid robots propelled by muscles, nerves

MIT engineers develop “blackest black” material to date

13.09.2019 | MIT | www.mit.edu

MIT engineers report today that they have cooked up a material that is 10 times blacker than anything that has previously been reported. The material is made from vertically aligned carbon nanotubes,…

MIT engineers develop “blackest black” material to date

New smart skin changes color using a trick learned from chameleons

11.09.2019 | National Geographic | www.nationalgeographic.com

Chameleons make changing look easy. In just a few moments, these lizards can shift the hue of their skin to intimidate predators, camouflage themselves, or find mates. Scientists have spent decades…

New smart skin changes color using a trick learned from chameleons

A visionary approach to the Future of Architecture! SHARE Talks Prague 2019

10.09.2019 | SHARE-ARCHITECTS.COM | http://share-architects.com/

SHARE TALKS PRAGUE 2019, with the theme “The future of Architecture”, will take place on the 3rd of October at New Building of the National Museum, Congress Hall. This first edition is a closeup of…