We’ve had major steps in recent years involving stem cell research, and the hope of eventually having personalized cheaply made organs that are produced in minutes. Researchers at Heriot-Watt University have brought that reality a step closer, not only creating a way to 3D print embryonic stem cells from donors, but using them for various applications. …
The buzz phrase of the last week has been climate change, undoubtedly. With the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) reaching the Paris Agreement, we now have a global agreement binding all of the world’s nations to change our planet for the better. So it’s no surprise that companies are now changing their …
America’s favorite pastime isn’t baseball or football–no, it’s watching TV. If you’re like me, you were probably half-raised on the dozens of channels available to us growing up, which only seemed to increase year by year. But lately, cable TV just hasn’t been worth it. At least, not when you have streaming apps like Netflix, …
Breaking news of amazing scientific discoveries and major technological leaps are becoming a dime a dozen, nowadays. In recent months alone we’ve discovered water on Mars, we’ve found Earth-like planets in numerous solar systems, we’ve explored true artificial intelligence, we’ve further developed quantum computing, and hell, we’ve finally got some semblance of hoverboards and flying …
Gamers have long come to terms with the problem of hacking and account theft in gaming. For the last several years, Sony has had major problems with keeping hackers out of their yard; Xbox users have had accounts stolen and sold and unable to be recovered; and PC gamers have had the misfortune of having …
Until recently, taking care of plastic refuse responsibly has been a problem. Much of the refuse is not biorenewable or biodegradable, and much of it ends up in the oceans causing environmental damage. But all of that could thanks to Colorado State University chemists Eugene Chen and Miao Hong. While currently available bioplastics generally undergo …
Recently we wrote about the movement many technology companies are making to open source their patents and designs so that progress and influence are made priority. You know, instead of hoarding ideas as patent trolls merely for selfish profit. Now it seems Microsoft is joining what we call the Open Source Revolution, with the promise …
It’s never been a better time to be a geek than now. Technology has advanced to the point where it might as well be science fiction. Superhero movies have made C-list comic book characters like Rocket Raccoon and Ant-Man household names. Astrophysicists like Neil deGrasse Tyson are celebrities who have made cosmology cool. So maybe that’s why …
Finding a programmable computer for cheap can be difficult. Especially if you live in a developing region of the world where money and technology are scarce. That’s why Raspberry Pi’s mission for the last several years has been to make computers dirt cheap, and what led them to create their most recent release: the Raspberry …
You probably didn’t even know you wanted it. A Pepsi smartphone. I’m sure it’s been on your mind for ages, how much you need your cellphone provider to be the same as your soda beverage provider. Well, wait no further: Pepsi Co is now selling its very own smartphone, and you can get it, in …