Storing energy in red bricks Imagine plugging in to your brick house. Red bricks—some of the world’s cheapest and most familiar building materials—can be converted into energy storage units that can be charged to hold electricity, like […]
Breakthrough technology purifies water using the power of sunlight A global research team has been able to transform brackish water and seawater into safe, clean drinking water in less than 30 minutes using metal-organic frameworks […]
Virgin seeks to revive supersonic commercial flight—but faster Space tourism company Virgin Galactic on Monday announced a partnership with engine-maker Rolls-Royce to build a supersonic commercial airplane that flies at three times the speed of […]
Computers on verge of designing their own programs Computer programmers may soon design the ultimate program: A program that designs programs. Last week, a team led by Justin Gottschlich, director of the machine programming research […]
THEaiTRE: A theatre play written entirely by machines Researchers at Charles University, Švanda Theater and the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague are currently working on an intriguing research project that merges artificial intelligence and […]
Male Seahorse Pregnancy Has Some Eerie Similarities to Human Childbearing Many expecting fathers claim they’d love to take on the aching back, cramped organs, and painful contractions of their partner’s pregnancy. But so far, the […]