The new battery tech is not only eco-friendly, it is more cost effective and offers superior performance too. Even at 94, John B. Goodenough, a professor at the University of Texas, isn’t done with changing the landscape of today’s battery technology. The Austin-based professor who has widely been credited for the invention of lithium-ion batteries…
The European media on Wednesday had a broadly positive reaction to the tone and delivery of President Donald Trump’s first address to the U.S. Congress despite widespread complaints over the lack of policy detail. Indeed, given his unique personal and professional style that flies in the face of much established White House protocol, with the…
A recent study in the U.K. finds that in the past two decades, huge strain on butterflies in cities has been out by pesticides, paving and higher temperatures. According to the study, in the past two decades, compared to the countryside, butterflies have vanished from towns and cities more rapidly. Urban butterfly abundance fell by…
Developed by Harvard researchers, this is one technology waiting to be adopted and has a ready market for it. One of the issues facing battery technology is not just their capacity to retain their charge but also, more importantly, their lifespan. Even a lithium-ion pack can become useless after a couple of years of heavy…
Scientists say that while it’s nearly impossible to modify genes to boost your contentment, according to a researcher who carried out groundbreaking work in the area, a human’s level of happiness is linked to their genetic makeup. Meike Bartels described herself as a “scientist on a mission” in an interview with a TV channel at…
In what is a record for the world’s richest college, Harvard University raised $1.2 billion from donations. The New York-based Council for Aid to Education, which tracks university giving, said in a survey released Tuesday that as colleges collected an unprecedented $41 billion in fiscal 2016, Harvard’s take was the most by any U.S. university.…
A debate among policy makers about their long-running stimulus programs has been intensified as Euro-area inflation accelerated more than forecast to effectively reach the European Central Bank’s goal. Beating the 1.5 percent median forecast in a Bloomberg survey, and noting the the fastest since early 2013 was the 1.8 percent annual increase in consumer prices in…
Researchers from University of California, Riverside have developed natural-life algorithms for hybrid cars that have boosted fuel economy by 30%. Hybrid vehicles have got a new shot in the arm: researchers have concluded that plug-in hybrid cars could be made a lot more efficient in their fuel usage. It turns out that while starting in…
A team of Cardiff University psychologists claim that diagnosis and treatment of visual vertigo can be possible by the use of virtual reality. People suffering from the condition often cite places with repetitive visual patterns, such as supermarkets, as the trigger and suffer from dizziness and nausea. To help with diagnosis and rehabilitation, a team…
Stem cell has significant benefits despite the controversies surrounding it. Do take a look at the link in the video. In a momentous development researchers have created a hybrid part-human part-pig embryo for the first time in human history. The study has been published in the journal Cell. Researchers were successfully able to inject human…
