22
May
Fake forest converts sunlight into chemical energy
Mimicking photosynthesis, these nanowire trees absorb light to generate oxygen and hydrogen.
22
May
Fake forest converts sunlight into chemical energy
Mimicking photosynthesis, these nanowire trees absorb light to generate oxygen and hydrogen.
20
May
Could drones revolutionize agriculture?
Drones could help farmers monitor plant and soil conditions and where pesticides would be be applied.
Scientists hack photosynthesis for electricity
New technology tricks plant cells into making electricity for human use, potentially sowing the seeds of literal ‘power plants’ that yield clean, renewable energy.
Popular Science announces 10 best inventions
This year’s awards for independent innovations go to a diverse group of prototypes, including a DIY animatronic robot kit, a tiny digital guitar and a cardboard bike.
Meet Earl, your solar-powered backcountry survival tablet
Sure, you can wrap your high-tech smartphone in a bombproof case, but between its high power demands and lack of ability to charge itself, and its inherent fragility, you might be working against its own design by trying to put it to a use that was never intended.
But Earl, well, Earl is different.
17
May
Google and NASA to share quantum computer
Google has already developed quantum machine algorithms that will makes searches on mobile devices more energy-efficient.
16
May
Robots could destroy humanity to satisfy their own pleasures
A researcher asserts that robots with the capacity for feelings of pleasure would likely take all the same shortcuts that humans use to acquire it.
14
May
Newt Gingrich needs your help renaming the cellphone
The quandary has left him “really puzzled.”
10
May
Huggies TweetPee tweets when baby needs a diaper
There are many perplexing things new parents face when bringing up a baby; figuring out if a diaper is wet is not one of them. Seriously. You feel the diaper, it’s wet or it’s dry, that’s it.
But diaper-maker Huggies wants to make sure that babies aren’t spending one extra second in a soggy diaper, and have thus created a device and app currently being tested in Brazil.
via treehugger