Though it’s still a controversial technology, direct air capture—also called carbon capture—is gaining traction. In the last few years, carbon capture plants have sprung...
Memories are finicky. I’ve been touring Atlantic Canada for the past three weeks, and already my recollection of the trip—dates, places, foods, adventures—doesn’t match...
With recent advances in artificial intelligence and robotics technology, there is growing interest in developing and marketing household robots capable of handling a variety...
BLOCKCHAIN
The Merge Is Here: Ethereum Has Switched to Proof of Stake
Rebecca Ackermann | MIT Technology Review
"Regardless of what happens next, Ethereum’s much-anticipated shift to...
Even as more offshore wind projects launch and the turbines they use get bigger, there are questions around offshore wind’s economic viability. Unsurprisingly, hauling...
Being able to decode brainwaves could help patients who have lost the ability to speak to communicate again, and could ultimately provide novel ways...
The push to move away from combustion engines and toward electric vehicles is getting stronger, with US states and multiple countries banning the sale...
With its inquisitive eyes, furry snout, and lush pelt, the mouse—nicknamed Xiao Zhu, or Little Bamboo—nimbly perched on a bamboo stalk, striking a pretty...
NEUROSCIENCE
A Memory Prosthesis Could Restore Memory in People With Damaged Brains
Jessica Hamzelou | MIT Technology Review
"A unique form of brain stimulation appears to boost...
How many intelligent civilizations should there be in our galaxy right now? In 1961, the US astrophysicist Frank Drake, who passed away on September...
Housing the world’s rapidly-growing population will require massive urban expansion and lots of concrete and steel, but these materials have a huge carbon footprint....
