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It's what is known as inductive charging: the ability to use an electromagnetic field between two objects to provide electrical power. In recent y…

When it comes to poverty, underdevelopment, and infant mortality, one of the main contributors is a lack of access to clean drinking water. Today,…

At one time, the price of manufacturing and installing photovoltaic cells was seen as a major stumbling block to their wide-scale use. But with rece…

Tech-giant Google made a huge splash in 2012 with the unveiling of Glass. Though not the first wearable computer or head-mounted display ever made,…

Drones have come a long way in recent years. Far from being merely hunter-killers and surveillance platforms for the military and espionage progra…

When it comes to the future of manufacturing, self-assembly is the order of the day. Even with the advent of 3-D printing, fashioning objects, bui…

Since it was first discovered in 2003, research into the miracle material known as graphene has expanded rapidly. Composed purely of carbon atoms…

First discovered in 1928 by Alexander Fleming, the development of antibiotics revolutionized the field of medicine. Their use to combat infections t…

Medical technology has advanced by leaps in bounds in the past few decades. From magnetic resonance imaging and lab-on-a-chip technology, from bio…

One of the most oberservable trends in the history of computing has been the trend towards miniaturization. In addition to constantly looking to u…