Irish researchers make major breakthrough in smart printed electronics

Researchers in Ireland have fabricated printed transistors consisting entirely of 2-dimensional nanomaterials for the first time. This breakthrough could unlock the potential for numerous applications

European power companies: No new coal after 2020

Eurelectric, an industry body which represents 3,500 European utilities announced that its members will not invest in new-build coal-fired power plants after 2020.

Quantum Data Storage in a Single Atom Brings New Computing Era Closer to Reality

In a big step forward, physicists achieved the first-ever demonstration of storing and retrieving quantum data from the nucleus of a solitary atom embedded in silicon.

The hyperloop is ready for its big ‘Kitty Hawk’ moment

The test track in the Nevada desert is finally complete and ready to host the first full-system test in the next few months. Hyperloop One is eyeing less than a dozen regions in the US as possible future locations for its ultrafast, futuristic transportation system.

Microsoft to Open an Iinternet of Things and AI Lab in Germany

To help prepare local innovators for this IoT- and AI-enabled future, and forge new technology alliances in the process, Microsoft is making its product and research groups available to area developers.

Novel Material May Lead to Self-Healing Smartphones

Researchers report that they have developed a self-healing polymeric material with an eye toward electronics and soft robotics that can repair themselves.

Progress uneven as global child death rates fall

Countries with the lowest social and economic statuses accounted for almost 75% of all deaths among children and adolescents in 2015.

Europe's First Ad-Free City Replaced Billboards With Trees

This city of 160,000 people became the first major European city to totally ban outdoor advertising.

17,000 Indian Doctors Pledge To Deliver Baby Girls For Free

This gesture from the doctors comes as a remarkable and much needed move in a country where female foeticide and torture to mothers delivering girls is rampant. The neglect of female child is the accomplice for firm desire of having a boy child in their family.

Sweden Opens World’s First Mall for Repaired and Recycled Goods

The facilities contain both a recycling center and a shopping mall. The center also includes a café and restaurant with a heavy focus on organic products, as well as a conference and exhibition facility complete with a specialty school for studying recycling.

A 'bionic leaf' could help feed the world

To help spur the next agricultural revolution, researchers have invented a "bionic" leaf that uses bacteria, sunlight, water and air to make fertilizer in the very soil where crops are grown.

Extraterrestrial Origin Of Fast Radio Burst Phenomenon Confirmed

Australian researchers have detected three of Fast Radio Bursts in just six months using MOST telescope in Canberra, Australia. In doing so, they were able to confirm that these FRBs really do come from outer space.

Worlds’ 1st Recycled Booster from SpaceX Sails Serenely into Port Canaveral

The world’s first recycled booster - namely a SpaceX Falcon 9 - sailed into Port Canaveral yesterday atop the tiny droneship on which it soft landed shortly after launching on March 30 for an unprecedented second time.

Bristol and Bath to build world’s largest ARM-based supercomputer

The University of Bristol is leading a £3m project to build the world’s largest ARM-based supercomputer.