Technology
Scientists use laser to take oil’s ‘fingerprints’
Researchers with the petroleum company Saudi Aramco have found a way to use a laser to “fingerprint” oil. The innovation promises a number of
Car bodies, mobile phones could one day be their own batteries
Could we one day see a battery-free future for mobile phones, electric cars and other devices? European researchers believe we can, and have just
Breakthrough could lead to cheap, printable sheets of light
Swedish and US researchers have developed a new lighting technology that could lead to innovations like illuminated wallpaper made entirely of plastic and cheaper,
Invisible glass coating protects grape vines, toilets, more
Imagine being able to coat almost every surface — from your dressiest coat to the seat on your loo — with an invisible, ultra-thin
Global ‘cyberwar’ puts electricity, communications at growing risk
Think just because your electricity, internet connection and natural gas service are all working fine today, they’ll be working just as well tomorrow? Well,
Five tech insights from the top 50 books on sustainability
So what words of wisdom do some of the top 50 books about sustainability — a list recently compiled by alumni of the University
Ocean cables could detect electricity generated by tsunamis
The networks of underwater communications cables that stretch across our oceans could have another valuable purpose … as an early-warning system for tsunamis. US
Communications sector aims for 1,000-fold efficiency improvement
OK, here’s an eye-popping stat for you: the amount of wireless data handled by just AT&T alone exploded by more than 6,732 per cent
Genetically modified crops: Key to food security, or false hope?
As concerns over the planet’s future food security mount, some scientists say our only hope lies with an agricultural revolution centred on genetically modified
A better way to go smart (grid): Wireless communications
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