NGVs can now be printed much like solar cells. In today’s battlefield, being equipped with night vision technology could make a difference to your survival. Although the technology saves lives, it has its shortcomings. Night vision tech used in the modern battlefield today is compared to looking “through toilet paper tubes” on account of their…
Apple continues to fight AIDS while filling its coffers
You can now chip on the war against AIDS by buying select Apple products. While Apple has made a tradition of marking World AIDS Day with a campaign to donate to the Product (RED) charity, this year it has decided to go an extra mile in its 10th year of support. This year, on top of its…
Researchers can now use stable water wires to power and cool gadgets
It turns out, at nanoscale levels, water changes its properties. Since a while now, scientists have known that under certain conditions, a limited quantity of water can be coaxed into changing its freezing or boiling point. It will take more heat to convert a liquid under pressure into steam while it will take less energy…
Antatica’s entire West Antarctica ice sheet likely to collapse within our lifetime
Regardless of whether we are responsible for global warming, or not, it is a real phenomenon threatening our coastal cities. In 2015, when a humongous 225 square mile of ice broke off from Antarctica’s Pine Island Glacier, it made scientists ponder what caused such a massive crack. They now have an explanation and you better be…
Scientists from Princeton and DoE inch closer to nuclear fusion
Although researchers have been able to better understand why synapses in a plasma field snaps and reconnect, a few answers are still playing hard to get. A more complete understanding could result in possibly the world’s first nuclear fusion reactor. In a historic development of monumental proportions, researchers from Princeton University and from the U.S.…
Microsoft banking on its Azure platform for cloud based AI development
To this end, Microsoft has partnered with Elon Musk and Peter Thiel’s OpenAI initiative. Microsoft has been an active player in the AI department and has been keen to get more folks involved in it. Towards this end, it has now open sourced its deep learning tools, which it used to build Skype translate and…
U.S. Army’s Phaser can clear the skies of a swarm of drones
The Phaser can fry any devices which has electronics, with its modulated EMP. Currently undergoing testing, the weapon system could play a significant role in today’s theatre of modern warfare. Although the U.S. military has clearly enjoyed dominance in the air, the emergence of ISIS drones has presented itself as a new threat to American…
Researchers from Oak Ridge National Laboratory make wireless charging more efficient
They are already working on a wireless charger that could get your electric truck up and moving. Although charging your car wirelessly has now become more affordable, its still pretty limited since its definitely not the fastest option if you are in a hurry. Secondly if you are looking at this option for anything as…
Korean researchers figure out a way to sniff E-coli in food
The technique even works when the food is packed with a cellophane. In order to scientifically determine the amount of creepy crawlies strolling around your leftovers, scientists have developed a sniff test that will tell you exactly that. Researchers from the Korea Advanced Institutes of Science and Technology are using lasers to determine the quantum of…








