The most important achievements in technology.
Artificial Skin with a Sense of Touch
Scientists created for the first time, artificial skin with a sense of touch, just like real skin. Image credit Bao Research Group, Stanford University
Brain simulation breakthrough
An international team by 82 scientists, have completed the first step towards the digital reconstruction and simulation of the brain.
Does this look white to you?
If you mix red and green, what color do you get? White light is all the colors, right? So, how do computer screens show you every wavelength
Creating 3D-printed medical implants using video game software
Scientist creates 3D-printed medical implants using video game development software.
Planting One Billion Trees a year using Drones
A new company is developing the technology to plant one billion trees a year, using drones. Watch the videos…
Harnessing Gravity to lift Boats
The Falkirk Wheel sits between Edinburgh and Glasgow, in the southern parts of Scotland, it’s the world’s only rotating boat lift and its design defies gravity.
Why Manufacturing matters – infographic
The nation’s nearly 290,000 manufacturing plants are integral to the U.S. economy, generating benefits that go beyond annual production totaling more than $2 trillion dollars. Watch the
Easy to make Tattoo-like electronic health patches
Wearable tattoo-like electronic health patches are now cheaper and easier to make.
Cactus farming could ease the Californian drought
Cactus farming developed in California’s unique arid and Mediterranean climate, could ease the drought.
The European Refugee Crisis explained
Why is the refugee crisis in Europe, all over the news? How is this related to Syria? Why should we care at all?