Denmark Just Produced 140% Of Its Electricity Needs Via Wind Power

On Thursday, high winds allowed Denmark to meet all of its electricity needs, with plenty to spare for neighboring countries.

360 Video - Take a ride on Elon Musk's Hyperloop

The new technology, called Hyperloop, would consist of a tube with Concorde-like seating inside able to send passengers at 760 miles an hour on a cushion of compressed air

Researchers Discover Thin Material that Could Pave the Way for Next-Gen Quantum Communications

A major breakthrough has been made by researchers at the University of Technology, Sydney that could pave the way for the next-generation of quantum communications.

Kenya's latest geothermal project sets a new world record | ESI-Africa.com

  • 30 Oct 2015

In East Africa, Kenya is currently utilising temporary geothermal wellheads as another source of clean energy.

Our Place in the Cosmos

If our Galaxy truly contains many intelligent civilizations, some of which may be ahead of us by a billion years, how is it possible that we have not seen any sign of them yet? Nobody knows the answer to this so-called "Fermi Paradox," but..

DONG Energy To Build World's Largest Offshore Wind Farm

DONG Energy has revealed it will be constructing the 660 MW Walney Extension Offshore Wind Farm, the world's largest offshore wind farm. According to the company's announcement.

SDSC Launches Comet Supercomputer

When the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) launched its first supercomputer, a Cray XMP-48, it was about as powerful as an iPhone is today. Now SDSC has formally taken the wraps off Comet, a new petascale supercomputer that is over 2 million times more powerful than that first system.

Scientists Successfully Connect Brain to Android Tablet

Paralyzed patient can now type and surf the internet with a neural implant and tablet.

Researchers develop artificial brain cells to help robots navigate

Inspired by human anatomy, researchers at Singapore’s Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) have developed a simulated version these cells for use in robots, reports MIT’s Technology Review.

This foam 'pump' works like a human heart

A new stretchy foam mimics the pumping action of a human heart. The researchers who created say it could make other body parts. They

Scientists grow 'mini-kidneys' in petri dishes

For the first time, scientists have created mini-kidneys from stem cells. They want to use the tissues to test drugs to treat kidney disease.

Your brain tissue changes when you learn to navigate

Scientists have identified how spatial learning, - when we learn to navigate by driving the same route over and over alters the the brain

How the Internet of Things Is Transforming Your World

What happens when everyday items—everything from your thermostat to your home’s front door—are connected to the internet? That’s increasingly becoming a reality that now has a name all its own: The Internet of Things.

Smart robots detect boredom and steer clear of humans

Human-robot interactions are set to become more complex as the result of research from two separate teams that gives robots more naturalistic movement and conversational abilities.

Robots are helping run the first

The robots are assisting the health care staff with basic tasks.