Free Water From Free Air

A new kind of material has been developed that filters air to extract water with little or no additional energy Continue reading →

Mining Landfills

No longer just an interesting idea, progress is being made on mining landfills for precious resources. We have a wasteful Continue reading →

Quantum Telecommunications Tested

Quantum entanglement is one of physic’s mysteries. Information can travel instantaneously, faster than the speed of light. Hypothetically, that could Continue reading →

Building Bricks From Trash

A trash compactor has been developed that turns trash into bricks. It is a self-contained and self-powered (if necessary) unit Continue reading →

Self Powered Robotic Building Builder

MIT has managed to build a robot that not only builds buildings, but can do so using solar power. Deliver Continue reading →

Bugs Eating Plastic

As pollution, plastic is amazingly persistent. It is meant to last, but ironically, we typically use it for throw-away items. Continue reading →

Tricorder Invented

Inspired by the always-handy tricorders from Star Trek, a competition resulted in winners who created something similar. The handy thing Continue reading →

Tardigrade Protein Found

Tardigrades are only about 0.5 mm long. For a long time they were curiosity. Then, researchers noticed they lived on Continue reading →