Switchable window material stays clear while blocking the sun’s heat

As sunlight passes through a building’s windows it can cause indoor temperatures to rise, to the point that the structure’s power-hungry air conditioning system has to be used. A new switchable window material, however, blocks incoming heat while remai… Continue reading Switchable window material stays clear while blocking the sun’s heat

Washable conductive clothing monitors muscle activity

Currently, if you wish to track the electrical activity of someone’s muscles, you have stick electrodes onto their skin. An experimental new technology, however, simply utilizes conductive fabric that’s incorporated into washable pieces of clothing.Con… Continue reading Washable conductive clothing monitors muscle activity

Robots 3D print park benches, flower beds and sculptures in world first

As 3D-printed construction becomes more common, it’s being used for everything from housing to schools and bridges. Now yet another example of the cutting edge tech’s usefulness comes from Advanced Intelligent Construction Technology (AICT), which has … Continue reading Robots 3D print park benches, flower beds and sculptures in world first

Sweat-analyzing sensor copies the cactus to gather more liquid

When it comes to detecting biomarker chemicals in a person’s body, sweat-analyzing sensors offer a less painful alternative to blood sampling. A new wearable sensor takes a unique approach to collecting that sweat, by mimicking cactus needles.Continue … Continue reading Sweat-analyzing sensor copies the cactus to gather more liquid

Noveto N1 smart speaker beams focused audio that follows you around

Earlier in the year, Israel’s Noveto launched a Kickstarter to fund the production of a smart speaker that promised to beam immersive audio to a listener’s ears, without disturbing others nearby. The campaign was successful and the SoundBeamer has now … Continue reading Noveto N1 smart speaker beams focused audio that follows you around

“Electron family” state of matter hints at new type of superconductivity

Superconductivity occurs when electrons in a metal pair up and move through the material without resistance. But there may be more to the story than we thought, as scientists in Germany have now discovered that electrons can also group together into fa… Continue reading “Electron family” state of matter hints at new type of superconductivity

US outlines vision for cheap, large-scale carbon capture technology

Preventing global warming from reaching dangerous levels will require dramatic steps to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide pouring into the atmosphere, but many see removing and safely storing what is already there as another critical part of the solu… Continue reading US outlines vision for cheap, large-scale carbon capture technology

Experimental cancer drug offers clues to new kind of pain therapy

New research published in the journal Nature Communications has identified a potential treatment for chronic pain in an old experimental cancer drug. The research homed in on the drug by screening over a thousand different molecules in the search for o… Continue reading Experimental cancer drug offers clues to new kind of pain therapy

Spacetime shimmers in bumper crop of new gravitational wave detections

Astronomers have reported a bumper crop of new gravitational wave detections. The 35 new signals, comprising the third Gravitational-Wave Transient Catalog (GWTC-3), help scientists probe the depths of the cosmos in more detail.Continue ReadingCategory… Continue reading Spacetime shimmers in bumper crop of new gravitational wave detections