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Chinese scientists develop new material for water purification
Chinese scientists have come up with a new membrane material which can efficiently separate salt from water and has other water purification functions.
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Finland making food out of thin air
A batch of single-cell protein - which can be further developed for use as food and animal feed - is produced by Finnish researchers using electricity and carbon dioxide.
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[WATCH] 13-yr old genius makes clean energy producing device at $5
Meet Maanasa Mendu, who invents a device to harvest wind power by utilising piezoelectric materials that are both eco-friendly and cost efficient.
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[WATCH] Now you can have your own backyard wind power plant!
Harnessing the unlimited potential from the renewable forms of natural resources has so far come at a great price, until the Biometric Energy Trees enter the scene.
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Belgian scientists make water-from-urine machine
A team of scientists at a Belgian university say they have created a machine that turns urine into drinkable water and fertilizer using solar energy.
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Australia sets world record for solar cell efficiency
An Australian scientist creates a device that pushes solar energy conversion efficiency to 34.5 percent, marking a new world record.
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We can finally see deep inside Egypt's mysterious pyramids
We all have wondered what the inside of a pyramid looks like. Now, thanks to cosmic rays, we can learn a little more about them.
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Easy trick to trap mosquitoes
Thanks to an instructional video made available on YouTube now we all can fight mosquitoes. A mosquito trap made of everyday household item can be deployed to get rid of the insect’s menace.
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Tuneful song reveals new species of Himalayan thrush
Scientists have described a new species of bird in northern India and China, called the Himalayan forest thrush.
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Scan your food to reveal its nutritional value
Ever felt curious about just how many carbs and calories are sitting on your dinner plate? A new gadget has been invented which promises to reveal the nutritional value of your meal !
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Zuckerberg wants AI to help his house chores
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has said he plans to build artificial intelligence (AI) to help him around the house and with his work.
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Virtual reality ‘predicts Alzheimer’s’
Alzheimer's disease can be detected decades before onset, using a virtual reality test, a study suggests.
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Toyota unveils self-driving car
Toyota on Tuesday unveiled a car that can drive itself along a highway, the latest foray by a major manufacturer into the world of automated vehicles.
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Carbon fibres made from air
Scientists in the US finds a way to take carbon dioxide (CO2) from the air and make carbon nanofibres, a valuable manufacturing material.
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See-through solar cells
Transparent solar is based on a fact about light that is taught in elementary school, sun transmits energy in the form of invisible ultraviolet and infrared light, as well as visible light.
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Pet dog helps find true love: Study
A dog is not just a pet; rather he is a friend, a partner and a defender. His master is in turn his life, his love and his leader.
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Umbrellas have been flawed for the past 3,000 years! Now there is a new design!
To answer your rainy day woes, the KAZbrella is here. A modern and innovative take on the conventional umbrella design the KAZbrella closes inside out, is drip free and easy to use.
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World's thinnest light bulb is here
Using graphene - an atomically thin and perfectly crystalline form of carbon - as a filament, scientists have demonstrated for the first time an on-chip visible light source.
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Robotic tentacle targets keyhole surgery
Italian engineers have built a robotic arm, aimed at improving surgical operations and inspired by the octopus.
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LHC restart sees first collisions
The Large Hadron Collider smashes protons together for the first time since early 2013.
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Plucking hairs 'can make more grow'
Plucking hairs in a precise pattern can make even more pop up in their place, a US study suggests.
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Graphene light bulb set for shops
A light bulb made from graphene is th first commercially viable consumer product using the super-strong carbon, according to the developers from the UK
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Drones with wings!
Scientists have created a drone with flapping wings that can fold in and rebound following a mid-air collision
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Solar Impulse flies over Bangladesh
The world's only solar-powered aircraft Solar Impulse-2 was flying over Chittagong Hill tracts in Bangladesh on its way to Myanmar
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Helping the homeless
Veronika Scott, a design student finds a way to help the city's homeless: a coat which turns into a sleeping bag - which she wanted to employ homeless people to make
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Supersonic car gets its superwheels
Aluminium discs will be fitted to the Bloodhound Supersonic Car, which will endeavour to break the world land speed record (763mph)
