It is that time of the year again, when everyone rushes around gift shops in a search for the perfect holiday surprise. Regardless of what we buy, wrapping paper is always on the list. So, how about this year...
Robots the size of dolphins are measuring how fast the ice in Antartica is melting, demonstrating revolutionary ways of collecting data in remote polar regions.
The international research team led by Caltech used three robots measuring 2 meters (6 feet...
Well, it's really not Herbie but his younger sibling, a 1966 Volkswagen (VW) Beetle, that becomes an electric vehicle. The VW Beetle, the original "people's car", has always stood for reliability and simplicity. And in Herbie, the German automobile...
As they say, one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. With recycling, that meant that garbage crosses seas from industrialized nations to developing countries so that recyclers can sort the trash for stuff that can be reused.
Until recently, that...
Unveiled at the opening of the Beijing Product Engineering Centre, the Mercedes-Benz Vision G-Code Concept looks like most any futuristic vehicle, except that, even paint-deep, this isn’t any ordinary hydrogen fuel vehicle.
You’ll note, for starters, that it would be...
New massive solar power plant is about to make France a serious contender for the ever-so-wanted title of 'Europe's greatest' in renewable energy. Constructed and managed by the French-based firm Neoen, the biggest solar power plant is set to begin...
Like a giant 10 meter (32.8 foot) sunflower, a new kind of solar concentrator developed by IBM Research together with Swiss-based solar supplier, Airlight Energy, promises to make the most of the sun. The High Concentration PhotoVoltaic Thermal (HCPVT)...
Artist and Chef Claude Tayag's home cum restaurant, Bale Dutung, feels like a museum. The house is patterned after the traditional Philippines rice barn or "kamalig". The dining area is set in the first floor and is pretty much...
The alarming rate of production of various electronics and high-tech gadgets, and respectfully the ever-so-growing amount of e-waste that is being generated, calls for immediate strengthening of e-waste recycling and reusing systems. Here is an idea, how about turning...
A catalyst that increases both hydrogen production and solar energy storage has been developed in a unique experiment conducted in a famous Stanford chemical lab.
The substance can be used to solve the two most highly discussed issues in the field...
