Quantum mechanics can offer a secure way of communicating
Two independent groups have demonstrated how a pair of entangled photons can transfer their entanglement to and from a solid – the process that...
Thermo Mirror to Detect Human Body Temperature
Sometimes we get tired of staring into the mirror. The standard mirror really doesn't do much, but the Thermo Mirror is another story.
The device,...
DARPA to Develop New Mathematical Language
The hyper-ambitious folks at Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency –DARPA are totally over the current state of military data collection, and they're pretty sure...
The Elektra One is the Latest German Electric-Powered Plane
The Elektra One is part of PC-Aero’s campaign to fly three different electric airplane in the next few years.
With at least a shell of...
Light Therapy Could Treat Depression As Good As Prozac
Scientists are using bright light therapy to treat depression. This would be a new treatment option, no pills are involved so, Prozac may stand...
Biorenewable polymers to repair themselves
Michael Kessler has worked with polymers that repair themselves when they crack. And he's worked with polymers made from vegetable oils. Now he's working...
New Solar Technologies to Generate Clean Electricity and Hydrogen Fuel
Chemists at the University at Buffalo have synthesized a new class of photosensitizing dyes that greatly increase the efficiency of light-driven systems that produce...
Green Buildings Signs of the Minimum Heat Loss
If you want to define a green building, a building which keeps most energy inside, you’ll see that is not easy because of many...
Printable Batteries and Other ARPA-E Funded Battery Projects
Solid-state lithium-ion battery design by Planar Energy can deliver a three times energy density of today’s lithium-ion batteries at less than half the cost...