Researchers have managed to store data onto DNA and successfully read it off without errors, suggesting that this particular technology not only holds a lot of potential for mass storage but also…
Category: Future Tech
Canadian company granted patent for a space elevator
Science fiction and cartoons have long fantasized people travelling into space using elevators many times the height of Mount Everest and it seems that at least one company is serious about making…
Mother robot builds children without human intervention
Researchers have designed and built a robot capable of building its own children without any human intervention. The robot can test which one does best; and then use the results to inform…
New optical chip is a major leap in the quest for quantum computer
Scientists may have created one of the most important devices that the quantum computing world needed – an optical reprogrammable chip – capable of processing photons in an infinite number of ways….
UK plans off road trials to test charging of electric vehicles on the move
In a trial that will last for 18-months, Highways England is going to test out the technology that will enable charging of electric and hybrid vehicles while on the move. To commence…
Toyota’s Human Support Robot wants to help out as a care worker for the elderly
Toyota has introduced its Human Support Robot (HSR) as the company’s answer to the ever-increasing demand for care workers for the elderly in societies like Japan. The company cites official statistics from…
Researchers take cue from nature to develop robot that mimics water striders
Water striders are probably one of the most fascinating insects for their ability to ‘walk’ on water and taking a cue from them, an international team of researchers has developed a robot…
Could the humble butterfly hold the key to efficient, cheaper solar cells?
Taking a cue from butterflies scientists have suggested that these humble insects could hold the key to developing technologies that will harvest solar energy in a cheaper and more efficient way. Researchers…
CERN building miniature linear accelerator for hospitals
CERN is developing a new particle accelerator dubbed miniature linear accelerator (mini-Linac) that is just two metres long and some of the potential uses of this miniature accelerator include deployment in hospitals…
New material ‘upconverts’ infrared photons to generate electricity
Researchers have developed a new material that is capable of generating electricity from otherwise wasted infrared photons thereby increasing the efficiency of currently used solar photovoltaic cells by at least 30 per…
Ultrafast light-emitting device brings quantum computing dreams closer to reality
An ultrafast light-emitting device of microscopic size capable of turning on and off 90 billion times a second and one that has the potential of bringing quantum computing to reality has been…
DNA used for nano-scale 3D printing
3D printing has moved onto new frontiers with researchers developing a method using which DNA can be folded into 3D structures of virtually any shape you may think of. Researchers from Aalto…
NASA studying ‘Windbots’ as possible explorers of gaseous planets like Jupiter
US space agency NASA is known for its next-gen inventions that help in space explorations and different teams at the agency are constantly looking at possible options to broaden their horizons technologically….
Scalable arrays of transistors developed; ultrathin electronics on the horizon
Ultrathin electronics could soon be developed as researchers have developed a novel way of producing arrays of semiconductor junctions within a single, nanometer-thick semiconductor crystal. Currently available transistors may be miniscule –…
3D ‘white graphene’ shows promise as coolant for electronics
As we stuff more and more transistors in silicon chips and our electronics circuitry goes more compact by the day, there is a need for next-gen coolants that will keep these electronic…