Data Science
Your USB is killing the planet. This is the solution.
Researchers from Ghent University have managed to store digital information in fine powder.
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Artificial Intelligence
Automation is threatening jobs in these US states
A new study from Smart Asset, based on a combination of data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and Oxford University, shows the US states where jobs are more vulnerable to automation.
Global Health
The percentage of unvaccinated toddlers in the US has quadrupled
Based on numbers from a 2017 survey, 1.3% of toddlers born in 2015 have yet to receive any vaccines, while for children born in 2011, that figure was 0.9%.
Future of the Environment
The world's first commercial flight partly fuelled by recycled waste has crossed the Atlantic
The fuel captures and converts carbon emissions from steel mills, oil refineries, and other manufacturing sites into fuels and chemicals using a proprietary process powered by microbes.
Chemical and Materials Industry
This coating could be the end of air conditioning
A team of researchers have developed a coating that's highly effective at keeping buildings cool - offering an alternative to air conditioning.
Advanced Materials
This swarm of robot builders can weave large structures
A team of researchers from MIT has invented a type of swarm robot builders they call Fiberbots that can weave sizable structures from the material, like robotic silkworms — no human conta...
Biotechnology
These scientists wiped out a mosquito population by hacking their DNA
The researchers used CRISPR to modify the gene responsible for determining sex in 150 male mosquitoes.
Space
This Japanese robot has been taking photos as it rides an asteroid
The Hayabusa2 probes have landed on the Ryugu asteroid as it hurtles through space.
Energy Transition
Germany has unveiled the world's first hydrogen powered train
German unveils a new hydrogen powered train, Alstom Coradia iLint. Hydrogen fuel is a greener way to power transportation, with water as the only byproduct
Future of the Environment
Our thirst for more water is making the ocean saltier
Desalination plants often return concentrated brine to the oceans, impacting species that rely on a specific salinity.
Future of the Environment
Greenhouse gases are bubbling up in Arctic lakes
New research shows that greenhouse gases are bubbling from organic bodies beneath the surface.
Artificial Intelligence
Google's new AI could help to track earthquake aftershocks
A new Google algorithm could improve aftershock forecasting.
Artificial Intelligence
Having a 'mean' robot as your boss might improve your performance
New research shows that 'mean' robots could boost human productivity.
We can now map the human genome in 3D
15 years on from the breakthrough of sequencing the human genome for the first time, a team of scientists has developed a way to visualise the entire sequence in three dimensions.
Education, Skills and Learning
This digital teacher is now working in a New Zealand school
An artificially intelligent digital avatar has started teaching primary school students in New Zealand about renewable energy.