How to keep data safe on the long run
An international research team introduces a pioneering long-term data storage solution using atomic-scale defects in silicon carbide to address the exponential growth of global data.
World’s lightest ebike with bamboo frame
Romanian startup Diodra started accepting pre-orders this week for its bamboo frame ebike costing €2,199 each, which the company claims is the world’s lightest ebike – exact weight undisclosed.
Plastic-free vegan leather that dyes itself grown from bacteria
Imperial College London researchers have engineered bacteria to produce a self-dyeing, sustainable leather, promising a greener future for fashion with potential for varied colours and patterns.
Intelligent liquid
Harvard researchers have unveiled a groundbreaking metafluid that can intelligently adapt its properties, promising revolutionary applications in robotics, shock absorption, and optics.
Sunrise to sunset, new window coating blocks heat — not view
Researchers have developed a pioneering window coating that blocks heat while allowing visible light, promising significant air-conditioning savings, utilising quantum computing for optimisation.
VW unveil RooBadge to prevent Kangaroo collisions through sound
VW in collaboration with University of Melbourne and wildlife rescue organisation Wires, have created the RooBadge, a VW badge that emits a focused beam of sound far ahead of the vehicle to prevent Kangaroo collisions.
Study: AI writing, illustration emits hundreds of times less carbon than humans
A recent study reveals AI significantly reduces carbon emissions in writing and illustrating tasks compared to humans, highlighting the environmental benefits of technology.
The math problem that took nearly a century to solve
University of California San Diego researchers solve a nearly century-old Ramsey theory problem, revealing new estimates for complex mathematical relationships.
Hannover Messe: Elastocaloric cooling – Refrigerator cools by flexing artificial muscles
A revolutionary refrigeration technology utilising nitinol-based artificial muscles promises unprecedented energy efficiency and sustainability, developed by Saarland University researchers.
Mobile solar array unfolds from shipping container
Austria-based Solarcontainer (f. 2022) have created a 140kWp 120m solar array which unfolds from a standard 20ft shipping container-sized box for easy transport and use in scenarios such as remote agriculture and construction.