LAS VEGAS - At the 2024 Consumer Electronics Show, the spotlight was on groundbreaking developments in AI and healthcare. However, battery technology is the game-changer at the heart of these innovations, enabling greater power efficiency. Importantly, electric vehicles are where this technology is being applied most intensely. Today’s EVs can travel around 700km (400 miles)
SOUTHFIELD - The Marburger STEM Center is devoted to meeting the demands of a rapidly changing world. As technology continues to advance, developing innovative STEM education will become increasingly important for society. Executive Director Jay Jessen joins Matt Roush and Mike Brennan on MITech TV to talk about the center and how it works with
NEW YORK - One of the biggest mysteries in cosmology is the rate at which the universe is expanding. Scientists can predict this using the standard model of cosmology, also known as Lambda-cold dark matter. This model is based on detailed observations of the light left over from the Big Bang, the so-called cosmic microwave background. The
NEW YORK - This past August, Panasonic Holdings began testing and demonstrating a prototype version of its perovskite photovoltaic material. The prototype is in the form of semi-transparent glass balustrade panels on the balcony of a model house just south of Tokyo. The panels, each measuring nearly a meter in height and nearly 4 meters in
DETROIT - As the railroad industry searches for ways to reduce and ultimately eliminate its greenhouse gas emissions, Wabtec sees hydrogen as the locomotive fuel of the future, whether it’s burned in internal combustion engines or used to power fuel cells. “We think this is going to be an impactful technology. We’re not seeing this
WASHINGTON DC - NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has detected potential traces of dimethyl sulfide, a chemical only known to be created by phytoplankton on Earth, in the atmosphere of an exoplanet believed to have its own liquid ocean. Earlier this week, Live Science reported that NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) could likely detect
LONDON - A new era in battery technology is dawning, and it promises to revolutionize the way we store and use energy. Solid-state batteries, which use solid electrolytes instead of the liquid or gel-based electrolytes found in traditional lithium-ion batteries, are poised to become the next big thing in energy storage. With the potential to
WASHINGTON DC - We know human activity is inflating the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere at record rates, restricting the radiation of heat into space and contributing to the overall warming of the planet. Invisible as they are, the ebb and flow of carbon emissions can be hard to wrap our heads around
Scientists believe that humans could be able to upload the consciousness of their loved ones to an AI platform by the end of the year. According to computer scientist Dr Pratik Desai, there’s a “100 per cent chance” humans could soon end up “living with you forever” as technology advances. Desai is known for his work in
SAN FRANCISCO - Scientists have studied photosynthesis in plants for centuries, but an international team believes they've unlocked new secrets in nature's great machine that could revolutionize sustainable fuels and fight climate change. The team says they've determined it's possible to extract an electrical charge at the best possible point in photosynthesis. This means harvesting
