The take-away Gordon Moore, the co-founder of Intel, predicted in 1965 a doubling every year in the number of components per integrated circuit. This rhythm is now actually slowing down. Future ...

Artificial Neural Networks (or ANN) are at the very heart of the AI revolution that is shaping every aspect of society and technology. But the ANNs that we have been able to handle so far are nowhere ...

The take-away Dams disrupt the ecosystems within and around rivers, reduce biodiversity and mess with water quality Solutions to make them more sustainable include using fish-friendly turbines or ...

The take-away The most promising innovations compensate for structural problems, like inefficient food distribution, inadequate waste management or unreliable energy infrastructure. None of this would ...

The take-away Algorithms using machine learning and image recognition can now work on increasingly complex tasks and compete with highly skilled professionals. Doctors, bankers and lawyers are among ...

Apart from speeding up mobile internet access, the new 5G mobile communications generation will pave the way for such applications as reliable networked communications between industrial robots. A ...

Improving global food production and security is one of the biggest challenges of our time. The goal of organic agriculture is to minimize the negative effects on humans and nature by avoiding mineral ...

Researchers at DTU Environment have conducted several studies to gain more knowledge on plastic recycling. In Denmark, the primary focus has so far been on collecting as large amounts of plastic as ...

Most important, according to Isabel Casado Harrington, is not to obsess about making a perfect prototype, but instead to concentrate on showing how a concept works and how it might satisfy the needs ...

The way it works is relatively simple. Fog, like a cloud, contains water droplets suspended in air. Fog collectors are usually made of a large expanse of mesh that intercepts the fog and catches those ...

The take-away The non-biodegradable products Europeans use and discard on a daily basis make up 70% of municipal waste. These could be a valuable source of raw materials. Today’s rapid technological ...

Since first appearing on the consumer market in 1991, lithium-ion batteries have become ubiquitous in phones, laptops and even e-cigarettes. With the rise of electric cars – global sales exceeded 1 ...