August 17, 2021 Huge computer simulations of the global economy, so-called integrated assessment models, could be a route to a climate change solution. There are six major versions of these, four of which were developed in Europe, one more...
August 13, 2021 With the release of its Galaxy Z Flip 3 and Fold 3, Samsung aims to make foldable smartphones "mainstream." Foldable smartphones, which normally cost more than £1,000 ($1,383.68), appear to have remained a niche product more...
August 6, 2021 Aquaer, a Spanish company, has recently set up a system to extract drinking water from thin air, which is essential for people in dry regions and refugee camps where there is insufficient access to clean more...
July 28, 2021 Intel's first customers as it launches its new foundry business will be Qualcomm and Amazon Web Services (AWS). Qualcomm will use Intel's upcoming 20A process technology, which is expected to hit the market in 2024. more...
July 27, 2021 Alphabet's X R&D lab's next big project is industrial robotics. Its new early-stage company, Intrinsic, is a robotics software and AI company that aims to help robots sense and learn, making them more adaptable to more...
July 26, 2021 In an interview with The Verge, Facebook's CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, said that the future of Facebook will involve a convergence of physical, augmented and virtual reality in a shared online space known as the Metaverse. more...
July 23, 2021 Amazon recently applied for a patent application titled "Directing Secondary Delivery Vehicles Using Primary Delivery Vehicles." This vision from the tech giant involves primary vehicles with cameras or other sensors generating and transmitting instructions so more...
July 23, 2021 Engineers at the University of California San Diego recently developed a new type of biofuel that harnesses energy from the sweat of people's fingertips and could one day be used to power electronic wearables while more...
July 23, 2021 Google is trying out error correction on its quantum processor. The current generation of quantum hardware is called "NISQ": noisy, intermediate-scale quantum processors. "Intermediate-scale" refers to a qubit count that usually runs into the dozens, more...
July 23, 2021 Startups are trying to create low-carbon cement to mitigate the effects of climate change. Concrete pollutes the environment and the industry accounts for about 2.6 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide annually, which is 6 percent more...
