Is there a solar panel coming that can convert an unheard-of 50 percent of the suns light into electricity. Some early research indicates that yes, it's possible, though it might take many more years to commercialize.…
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German researchers make progress on a long-lasting battery for electric cars
A German research center claims to have produced a high-power battery for electric cars with an unprecedented 27-year lifetime.…
Read MoreSteering clear of the iceberg: three ways we can fix the data-credibility crisis in science
Science has a data problem, There's been a rash of experiments that no one can reproduce and studies that have to be retracted, But there are some nascent efforts to address this credibility crisis by changing the way the data is handled.…
Read MoreDodgy data: the iceberg to science’s Titanic
There’s an epidemic going on in science: experiments that no one can reproduce, studies that have to be retracted, and the emergence of a lurking data reliability iceberg.…
Read MoreThe devil you know: entrepreneurs prefer current ventures to new ones
Entrepreneurs are subject to many of the same biases that cause people to persist with their investments, and don’t necessarily behave to always maximize outcomes when presented with lucrative new opportunities, a new study says.…
Read MoreUnderwater batteries are making a splash for energy storage
Companies are looking to harness underwater pressure for energy generation and storage.…
Read MoreHydrogen energy the chloroplast way: solar-to-fuel with the artificial leaf
The first fully integrated nanosystem for artificial photosynthesis is developed for producing hydrogen with cheap components and biomimicry.…
Read MoreBlack box software: a problem for science that extends to big data
Blind trust in black box, or click-and-run, software is a growing problem in science, and the concern extends to big data and high performance computing.…
Read MoreThis electromagnetic coil can detect brain injuries wirelessly
This medical diagnostic can detect brain swelling or bleeding, says new research, and is a cheap substitute for CT scans.…
Read MoreMakers go to market with hardware startups for learning, play, and IoT
Hardware accelerator HAXLR8R unveiled its newest class of startups at a demo day in San Francisco on Monday. Pitches included smart devices from kids' toys to sex toys.…
Read MoreCrowdsource your carbon: power plant mapping project seeks location, CO2 data
Ventus, a citizen science project based at Arizona State University wants eagle-eyed environmentalists to map power plants and hopes to use the crowdsourced data to improve global carbon cycle models.…
Read MoreThe best student entrepreneurs at Stanford are working on health tech and energy
An annual Stanford University startup competition awarded $150,000 in prize money on Friday to ideas in construction engineering and medical devices, among others.…
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