Researchers have now developed a synthetic hydrogel that not only imitates the fibrous structure of natural tissues but also showcases impressive mechanical properties, including the ability to withstand high tensile strain and compressive strain. This breakthrough hydrogel can be 3D…
Electric Superbike Twente has revealed its new electric racing motorcycle called Vector-ST. The motor was showcased with an innovative battery-swapping system. The team, made up of students from the University of Twente and Saxion University of Applied Sciences, started designing…
3D-printed pills are on the way, and they will resemble design objects, serving to release active medical ingredients in the body in a controlled manner. A group of computer scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Informatics in Saarbrücken, Germany,…
“They promised us flying cars, but we got traffic jams at ASML.” It is Carlo van de Weijer all over: the man who makes us look at the present and future of mobility with realism. During a meeting in which…
Many of us have thrilling summer adventures ahead, exploring holidays and destinations with an electric car. But at the same time, people suffer from ‘range anxiety’: they are afraid the car’s battery will run out of charge before reaching the…
A team of students from the Swiss science and technology institution EPFL is working on a unique prototype that uses graphene membranes combined with a porous, sponge-like material to pull carbon from the atmosphere, says EPFL in a press release. The project, which…
Scientists are leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) to identify threatened bee species, aiming to better conserve them. The unique ‘buzz’ sound that each bee species makes is being recorded and analysed by AI systems, with a focus on ‘foraging buzzes’ produced…
Innovation is not just about technology. Steve Jobs once said, “It’s in Apple’s DNA that technology alone is not enough. That it’s technology married with liberal arts, married with the humanities, that yields us the results that make our heart…
Washington is once again feeling the heat from fossil fuel interests as energy companies mount an aggressive lobbying campaign against strict clean hydrogen rules proposed in the U.S. The Financial Times reports on this. Massive government subsidies for green hydrogen…
SNCF, the French national railway company, has launched a new subsidiary, SNCF Renouvelables, focusing on renewable energy generation. The new entity will utilize SNCF’s extensive real estate portfolio, installing solar power plants on suitable land and buildings, generating electricity for…