World's first floating city one step closer to reality in French Polynesia

San Francisco’s Seasteading Institute has signed a memorandum of understanding with the French Polynesian government that brings the world’s first floating city closer to reality.

What the Future Holds for Smart Homes in 2017

Expect 2017 to continue the trend that closed 2016: Everyone wants to be your smart home hub solution.

China develops world's brightest VUV free electron laser research facility

A team of Chinese scientists announced that they have developed a new bright VUV FEL light source. Vacuum Ultra Violet (VUV) light sources are especially useful for sensitive detection of atoms, molecules and clusters.

A step toward renewable diesel

Chemical engineers program yeast to convert plant sugars into oils.

An Enormous Atmospheric Anomaly Has Been Spotted On Venus

Using the Akatsuki spacecraft, Japanese scientists have detected a large, bow-shaped anomaly in the upper atmosphere of Venus. Strangely, the 6,200-mile-long structure is refusing to budge despite the 225 mile-per-hour winds that surround it.

A Mind-Boggling Carbon Deposit Was Just Discovered in the Congo

A newly-discovered peatland in the Congo Basin of central Africa contains an estimated 30.6 billion tons of carbon in its waterlogged soils - equivalent to three times the total annual carbon emissions of every human being alive today.

Seeing the quantum future, literally

Scientists have demonstrated the ability to 'see' the future of quantum systems and used that knowledge to preempt their demise, in a major achievement that could help bring the strange and powerful world of quantum technology closer to reality.

Electronic Junk Is Piling Up in Asia at an Alarming Rate

The amount of e-waste in Asia has jumped by nearly two-thirds in five years, raising hazards for the environment and for the people dismantling discarded gadgets.

Scientists discover master regulator of cellular aging

Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have discovered a protein that fine-tunes the cellular clock involved in aging.

US woman dies of infection resistant to all 26 available antibiotics

A US woman has died from an infection that was resistant to all 26 available antibiotics, health officials said this week, raising new concerns about the rise of dangerous superbugs.

Arconic's 3D printed concept skyscraper will eat pollution

The company have announced their vision of what the future might look like in 45 years. This includes construction of a smog-eating skyscraper using 3D printing.

World's first material-sensing smartphone reveals what's in your food

A company in China has just unveiled the world’s first material-sensing smartphone. The Changhong H2 is capable of reading the molecular makeup of just about anything.

Quantum Computers Ready to Leap Out of the Lab in 2017

Quantum computing has long seemed like one of those technologies that are 20 years away, and always will be. But 2017 could be the year that the field sheds its research-only image.

Jeff's Earth - 4K

On his most recent trip the International Space Station NASA astronaut Jeff Williams used an Ultra High Definition video camera that he pointed at the planet 250 miles below.

Aruba Promises 100% Clean Electricity By 2020

Aruba has pledged to transition to 100% renewable electricity by 2020 with particular emphasis on variable wind and solar for renewable energy.