Your child may be more innovative than you realise

Children may have a greater understanding of how to innovate and problem solve than previously realised.

Clear, Liquid Coating Turns Windows Into Solar Panels

SolarWindow Technologies says it can harvest energy from sunlight by applying a transparent film to glass or plastic.

Breakthrough Detects Fast Radio Bursts Coming from Distant Galaxy

Using the Green Bank Telescope, researchers with Breakthrough Listen recently detected repeating fast radio bursts coming from a distant galaxy.

Robots and AI Will Take Over These 3 Medical Niches First

Robots and artificial intelligence are greatly advancing modern medicine. AI will help improve robot-assisted surgery, medical imaging, and drug discovery.

China eclipses Europe as 2020 solar power target is smashed

China has reached its 2020 solar power target three years ahead of schedule, after installed capacity topped well over its 105GW target.

New electric car is ready to revolutionize car-sharing

Smart is giving us a preview of what its future cars could look like and how it could forever change the world of car-sharing.

Hubble delivers first hints of possible water content of TRAPPIST-1 planets

The results suggest that the outer planets of the system might still harbour substantial amounts of water. This includes the three planets within the habitable zone of the star.

Researchers find an enzyme that harvests light to make hydrocarbons

Researches have identified an enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of fats to long hydrocarbons, which could be used as fuel with no further modification.

Hurricane Harvey and Climate Change

Climate change did not cause Harvey, or any other storm, but it makes intense storms like Harvey more likely to occur, scientists say.

UK provides first advanced detector for world's largest X-ray laser

One of the world’s fastest detectors, capable of capturing images in billionths of a second, has been developed by the UK for use at the world’s largest X-ray laser, the European XFEL.

A Fascinating Potential Link Between Gut Bacteria and Health

The bacteria in our gut, researchers found, produce one of the same signaling molecules that humans do, which can then interact with receptors in the body to mediate health.

New robot rolls with the rules of pedestrian conduct

Approach may enable robots to move around hospitals, malls, and other areas with heavy foot traffic