TECH & INNOVATION

Company Aims to Make Safer Environment with Fire-Resistant Paint

TECH & INNOVATION 10.16.2019 11:02 AM

A company based in India has recently developed a new type of fire-resistant paint that can withstand high temperatures for up to two hours.

4 Expected Benefits of Driverless Cars We are Ready to Welcome

10.15.2019 19:52 PM

You might have seen blockbuster movies like 'Transformer' just for the sake of fun while thinking that it can never turn into reality. Similarly, you wouldn't have ever thought that movies showing autonomous cars can see the dawn of reality.

The new battery material is highly difficult to burn as it self-extinguishes flames.

No More Exploding Phones: Innovative Flexible Battery, Now Self-Extinguishing

10.15.2019 06:41 AM

Researchers from the John Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory further developed their innovative battery technology to show unprecedented fire resistance.

Dr. Woodie Flowers was the main proponent for the FIRST Robotics Competition, which inspired thousands of youth to pursue careers in science and technology.

Remembering Dr. Woodie Flowers, the Father of Educational Robotics

10.14.2019 06:00 AM

Dr. Woodie Flowers, multi-awarded MIT professor and co-founder of the international youth organization FIRST, passed away on October 12, 2019.

Having Trouble Breaking a Habit? Amazon's Pavlok is Here to Help You

10.14.2019 04:57 AM

Pavlok is a bracelet that sends small electric zap to help you break your bad habit. Cutting off things that you know are bad for you can be difficult, especially if you are doing it for years.

Germany has Made a Train that Only Emits Water, Find Out How it Works

10.14.2019 03:57 AM

Germany unveiled the world's first hydrogen-powered train. As we all know, the number one contributor to pollution is vehicles. This is the reason why Germany has presented the world's first train that runs fully on hydrogen power.

A coiled fiber at room temperature (orange, top) cools when untwisted (brown, middle) before returning to room temperature over time (bottom).

Unwinding is Now a Scientific Way to Chill

10.14.2019 03:43 AM

Unwinding fibers could potentially be the base of a new cooling technique. (Photo : University of Texas) The commercial and industrial demand for cooling techniques and technologies are currently based on the thermodynamic principles of refrigeration cycles by compression and expansion.

This microscopic image of graphene sheets created at Rice University is a two-layer filter which traps pathogens then electrocutes them.

Self-Sterilizing Graphene Filter Effectively Eliminates Airborne Bacteria

10.12.2019 06:26 AM

Researchers at Rice University and the Texas A&M Health Science Center are looking into using laser-induced graphene to filter pathogens from the air.

Space X Starship: The Visionary of Elon Musk

10.12.2019 05:15 AM

If you live anywhere in the world, the name Elon Musk should ring a bell. Heard of Tesla? The bestselling all-electric car in the world. Rings a bell? He is one of the foremost visionaries of the digital age or the Steve Jobs of the automotive world.

To get the job done faster, some programmers have resorted to using outdated recycled code. This opens up the application and the user to security risks.

How Lazy Coders Make Apps: The Security Risks

10.10.2019 03:57 AM

Websites like Stack Overflow allow programmers to build their applications quickly at the risk of security vulnerabilities.

3-D printed prototypes to explore Saturn's moons

10.09.2019 05:30 AM

A new series of robots developed by NASA will lead the exploration on Saturn's moons This may sound like it is straight out of the movies, but NASA developed a shape-shifting robot that can fly, roll, float, and even swim, and then morph into one machine.