Technology

In the last few months there have been two examples where we have seen brand new biotech crops that are tolerant to relatively old herbicides. It feels a little bit like time travel.  Dow…

Don't like Paul Ryan?  You're not alone.  When he was an outsider, Democrats gushed over how rational and amazing he was but now that he is a Republican Vice-Presidential contender, all…

When we think about agriculture, technology and the future there is one apparent truth—we will need to produce more with less.  We are going to need to produce more food,with higher quality,…

Next generation toilets showcased at the Gates Foundation offer innovative sanitation solutions that can save and improve lives around the world. Bill Gates today has announced the winners of the…

Ekso Bionics has begun shipping an upgraded version of their Ekso bionic suit that powers up patients with spinal cord injuries and pathologies to get them standing and walking again. Each Ekso now…

CD-adapco has released the STAR-CCM + Battery Simulation Module, designed to simulate spirally wound lithium-ion battery cells, which could help the automotive and battery industries more quickly…

Being able to print electronic equipment has led to a cost-effective device that could change the way we interact with everyday objects - namely by using a phone's emitted radio waves for wireless…

Can't tell a $4 bottle of wine from a $40 one?  Neither can the best sommeliers in the world.  But in the future you might at least seem like an expert, thanks to the power of semantic…

Researchers all claim Impact Factor is meaningless - for other researchers, anyway.  The blockade put up by corporate publishing hinges on Impact Factor alone so if it were truly unimportant,…

Conventional motion capture for film, like Gollum in the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, and game production ("Mass Effect 3") involves multiple cameras and actors festooned with markers but the future…