Technology - general

Half the world’s natural history specimens may have the wrong name

24 Nov 2015

Chemists create adaptable metallic-cage gels

23 Nov 2015

Using hydrogen to enhance lithium ion batteries

21 Nov 2015

Energy from a fossil fuel without carbon di-oxide

20 Nov 2015

Underwater solar cells turn captured greenhouse gases into fuel

20 Nov 2015

Taking a cue from plants, researchers figure out how to use the sun's energy to combine CO2 with H2O to create benign chemical products, as part of a futuristic technology called artificial photosynthesis

Powering the next billion devices with Wi-Fi

19 Nov 2015

Cabinet nod for National Animal Resource Facility for Bio-medical Research at Genome Valley, Hyderabad

18 Nov 2015

Scientists invent world’s first ‘porous liquid’

18 Nov 2015

The new liquid dissolves unusually large amounts of gas such as methane, the main component of natural gas, which is absorbed into the ‘holes’ in the liquid, opening up the possibility of new industrial applications

New smartphone battery charges to 48% in five minutes

17 Nov 2015

Nanoparticle delivery maximizes drug defence against bio-terrorism agent

17 Nov 2015

Lasers could rapidly make materials hotter than the Sun

17 Nov 2015

New welding technique welds “un-weldable” metals

16 Nov 2015

Shocking new way to get the salt out

14 Nov 2015

The system uses an electrically driven shock wave within a stream of flowing water, which pushes salty water to one side of the flow and fresh water to the other, allowing easy separation of the two streams

Engineers create artificial skin that can send pressure sensation to brain cell

14 Nov 2015

3D printing hair is as easy as using a hot glue gun

13 Nov 2015

New tech allows smartwatch to “sense” objects users touch

12 Nov 2015

Nanopores could take the salt out of seawater

12 Nov 2015

A nanometer-thick sheet of molybdenum disulfide riddled with nanopores, is specially designed to let high volumes of water through but keep salt and other contaminates out

Circadian clock controls insulin and blood sugar in pancreas

12 Nov 2015

Microbes map path toward renewable energy future

12 Nov 2015

Oil dispersants can suppress natural oil-degrading microorganisms

10 Nov 2015

New 'tricorder' technology might be able to 'hear' tumours growing

10 Nov 2015

MIT engineers develop hydrogel superglue that is 90% water

10 Nov 2015

The hydrogel, which is a transparent, rubber-like material, can adhere to surfaces such as glass, silicon, ceramics, aluminum, and titanium with a toughness comparable to the bond between tendon and cartilage on bone