Indoor perovskite solar cells pack high efficiency in artificial light May 22, 2020technologyhistoryscoper https://newatlas.com/energy/indoor-perovskite-solar-cells-high-efficiency-artificial-light/
Scientists give quantum dot solar cells a detox May 22, 2020technologyhistoryscoper https://newatlas.com/energy/quantum-dot-solar-panels-non-toxic/
SEG tech generates electricity using shadows and light May 22, 2020technologyhistoryscoper https://newatlas.com/energy/shadow-effect-energy-generator/
California trash-to-hydrogen plant promises dirt-cheap, super-green H2 May 22, 2020climate, technologyhistoryscoper https://newatlas.com/energy/sgh2-cheap-green-hydrogen-california/
Electronic skin patch analyzes sweat to gauge wearer’s vitamin C levels May 22, 2020medicine, technologyhistoryscoper https://newatlas.com/medical/electronic-skin-patch-vitamin-c-sweat/
Robotic white blood cells crawl against the current to deliver drugs May 22, 2020medicine, technologyhistoryscoper https://newatlas.com/medical/robotic-white-blood-cells-deliver-drugs/
Polymer gel pulls in water vapor to cool solar panels May 22, 2020technologyhistoryscoper https://newatlas.com/good-thinking/gel-cools-solar-panels/
NowLight illuminates off-grid darkness with handmade power May 22, 2020technologyhistoryscoper https://newatlas.com/good-thinking/nowlight-off-grid-light/
The Public Is Being Misled by Pandemic Technology That Won’t Keep Them Safe. Technology like thermal imaging is little more than security theater May 22, 2020medicine, technologyhistoryscoper https://onezero.medium.com/the-public-is-being-misled-by-pandemic-technology-that-wont-keep-them-safe-1966ed740a87
Glasses Equipped With Facial Recognition Are Coming. New York-based Vuzix is selling augmented reality headsets to identify suspects May 22, 2020technologyhistoryscoper https://onezero.medium.com/glasses-equipped-with-facial-recognition-are-coming-ac2ccfe2795a
Apple Sneaks COVID-19 Contact Tracing Into Latest Phone Update May 22, 2020medicine, technologyhistoryscoper Apple Sneaks COVID-19 Contact Tracing Into Latest Phone Update
Scientists Create ElectroChemical Bionic Eye That Will Allow Robots To See Like Humans Using Light-Sensitive Nanowires Acting Like Visual Cortex May 21, 2020technologyhistoryscoper https://www.nowtheendbegins.com/scientists-create-electrochemical-bionic-eye-allow-robots-see-like-humans-light-sensitive-nanowires-visual-cortex/
How Space Elevators Will Become Pivotal to the Future of Cosmic Exploration. The best way to reduce overall costs may be something straight out of science fiction May 21, 2020space, technologyhistoryscoper https://medium.com/predict/how-space-elevators-will-become-pivotal-to-the-future-of-cosmic-exploration-a23ea4aa7278
Original Thomas Edison “light bulb” patent archive sells for $75,000 May 20, 2020technologyhistoryscoper https://newatlas.com/good-thinking/original-thomas-edison-light-bulb-patent-archive-sells-75000-dollars/
Google researchers control music playback by tapping a braided cable May 20, 2020technologyhistoryscoper https://newatlas.com/good-thinking/google-input-output-gesture-control-braided-cable/
Remotely operated Spot robot herds sheep in New Zealand May 20, 2020technologyhistoryscoper https://newatlas.com/robotics/robot-dog-spot-boston-dynamics-rocos-new-zealand-farm/
“Battery butter” could give solid state batteries a much-needed boost May 20, 2020technologyhistoryscoper https://newatlas.com/science/battery-butter-solid-state-batteries/
Secretive agency uses AI, human ‘forecasters’ to predict the future May 20, 2020technologyhistoryscoper https://bigthink.com/technology-innovation/secretive-agency-uses-ai-human-forecasters-to-predict-future
Plasma Jets May One Day Propel Aircraft May 20, 2020technologyhistoryscoper https://spectrum.ieee.org/energywise/aerospace/aviation/plasma-jet
How Bias Ruins A.I. In wake of Banjo CEO revelations, bias in A.I. comes under new scrutiny May 20, 2020technologyhistoryscoper https://onezero.medium.com/how-tech-algorithms-become-infected-with-the-biases-of-their-creators-d19756352dc9
Scientists create single-atom devices to supercharge computers. Researchers devise groundbreaking new methods to create and duplicate single-atom transistors for quantum computers. May 19, 2020science, technologyhistoryscoper https://bigthink.com/technology-innovation/scientists-create-single-atom-devices-to-supercharge-computers
Better Tires to Drive on Mars May 19, 2020space, technologyhistoryscoper https://medium.com/predict/better-tires-to-drive-on-mars-30addd60259c
New Facial Recognition Tech Only Needs Your Eyes and Eyebrows. You won’t be able to hide behind a mask May 18, 2020technologyhistoryscoper https://onezero.medium.com/new-facial-recognition-tech-only-needs-your-eyes-and-eyebrows-9e7dc155cd7f
Mercury-Bound Satellite Slingshots Around Earth Today May 18, 2020space, technologyhistoryscoper https://medium.com/extremetech-access/mercury-bound-satellite-slingshots-around-earth-today-7566deec10a7
How an Accident Sparked a Quantum Computing Breakthrough May 18, 2020science, technologyhistoryscoper https://medium.com/average-student/how-an-accident-sparked-a-quantum-computing-breakthrough-d0b2f3b39410
Pentagon: Hypersonic Weapons for ‘Dominant’ New Space Force May 17, 2020space, technologyhistoryscoper Pentagon: Hypersonic Weapons for ‘Dominant’ New Space Force
Which scientific field was considered useless at its inception but found much importance many years later? – Damien Leimbach May 16, 2020technologyhistoryscoper https://www.quora.com/Which-scientific-field-was-considered-useless-at-its-inception-but-found-much-importance-many-years-later/answer/Damien-Leimbach
BepiColombo makes cosmic music during Earth flyby May 16, 2020space, technologyhistoryscoper https://newatlas.com/space/bepicolombo-earth-flyby-cosmic-music/
Laser-powered rover is designed to explore the Moon’s eternal darkness May 16, 2020space, technologyhistoryscoper https://newatlas.com/space/laser-powered-rover-moon-eternal-darkness/
AI gauges head injuries by classifying lesions on the brain May 16, 2020medicine, technologyhistoryscoper https://newatlas.com/medical/ai-brain-lesions-head-injuries/
About Manned Interstellar May 16, 2020space, technologyhistoryscoper https://medium.com/amazing-science/about-manned-interstellar-travel-e82c118f4a06
“It’s Only Taken Me 40 Years”: Woman Is Left Stunned Upon Finding Out How To Close A Cereal Box The Right Way May 15, 2020technologyhistoryscoper https://www.boredpanda.com/closing-cereal-box-hack/
Watch Out For Smart Dust May 15, 2020technologyhistoryscoper https://principia-scientific.org/watch-out-for-smart-dust/
California startup Opus 12 aims to help polluters recycle carbon dioxide. The startup’s new technology could help companies turn carbon pollution into alternative fuels or plastics. May 15, 2020climate, technologyhistoryscoper https://www.yaleclimateconnections.org/2020/05/california-startup-opus-12-aims-to-help-polluters-recycle-carbon-dioxide/
Study: Medieval arrows were as damaging as gunshots. A study by U.K. archaeologists finds that longbows caused horrific injuries similar to modern gunshot wounds. May 15, 2020technologyhistoryscoper https://bigthink.com/surprising-science/study-medieval-arrows-were-as-damaging-as-gunshots
Facial Recognition Company Clear Is Going From Airports to Your Office Plus, A.I. that detects drowsy drivers, algorithmic artists, and more A.I. news from the week May 15, 2020technologyhistoryscoper https://onezero.medium.com/facial-recognition-company-clear-is-going-from-airports-to-your-office-99e9a33fde2e
Training a Neural Network Can Emit More Than 600,000 Pounds of CO2. But Not for Long. A new technique for training and running a neural network, proposed by researchers at MIT, has a much smaller carbon footprint May 15, 2020technologyhistoryscoper https://onezero.medium.com/training-a-neural-network-can-emit-more-than-600-000-pounds-of-co2-but-not-for-long-d3074c1383fd
Japanese Scientists Use High-Res Mapping To Tackle Plastic Pollution May 15, 2020technologyhistoryscoper Japanese Scientists Use High-Res Mapping To Tackle Plastic Pollution
The Beauty of the Bussard Ramjet. Travel to the distant stars, carry no fuel May 14, 2020space, technologyhistoryscoper https://medium.com/predict/the-beauty-of-the-bussard-ramjet-d7a3f5ee76c8
Our weird behavior during the pandemic is messing with AI models. Machine-learning models trained on normal behavior are showing cracks —forcing humans to step in to set them straight. May 13, 2020medicine, technologyhistoryscoper https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/05/11/1001563/covid-pandemic-broken-ai-machine-learning-amazon-retail-fraud-humans-in-the-loop/
Meet Moxie, a Social Robot That Helps Kids With Social-Emotional Learning May 13, 2020technologyhistoryscoper https://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/home-robots/moxie-a-social-robot-for-childhood-developmen
Computers With Foldable Screens Will Make Laptops and Tablets Obsolete May 13, 2020technologyhistoryscoper https://onezero.medium.com/computers-with-foldable-screens-will-make-both-laptops-and-tablets-obsolete-f4a6a48ece31
NASA’s New Plane Will Fly at Supersonic Speeds — Without a Windshield. Pilots will see what’s in front of them on a 4K screen. Here’s how it will all work. May 13, 2020technologyhistoryscoper https://medium.com/popular-science/nasas-new-plane-will-fly-at-supersonic-speeds-without-a-windshield-b4995f34bb40
Boston Dynamics’ Spot Robot Gets Even More Capable With Enhanced Autonomy, Mobility May 13, 2020technologyhistoryscoper https://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/industrial-robots/spots-new-upgrades-bring-enhanced-autonomy-payload-integration-and-stair-smarts
Scientists are racing to design a face mask that can rip coronavirus apart. Copper, graphene, and chemicals found in cleaning products are all contenders in the hunt for a self-sanitizing mask that can destroy the SARS-CoV-2 virus. May 13, 2020medicine, technologyhistoryscoper https://www.fastcompany.com/90502704/scientists-are-racing-to-design-a-face-mask-that-can-rip-coronavirus-apart
Scanning for answers to a pandemic. A new surveillance program in Seattle is detecting cases of COVID-19 and helping guide public health responses. May 13, 2020medicine, technologyhistoryscoper https://www.gatesnotes.com/Health/Seattle-Coronavirus-Assessment-Network
Scientists Create Jet Engine Powered by Only Electricity May 13, 2020technologyhistoryscoper https://futurism.com/the-byte/jet-engine-powered-electricity
Automating the search for entirely new ‘curiosity’ algorithms May 13, 2020technologyhistoryscoper https://techxplore.com/news/2020-04-automating-curiosity-algorithms.html
Used Tech and Gadget Repair Businesses Are Booming. Right Now People are more interested than ever in repair and reuse May 12, 2020technologyhistoryscoper https://onezero.medium.com/used-tech-and-gadget-repair-businesses-are-booming-right-now-46531abf4bbc