Google Maps can filter EV-Charger search results by plug type

Until a few years ago, finding an electric vehicle charging station was easy. If you were lucky, there would be one in range, but most people didn’t have...

New material can better capture carbon dioxide from factory/powerplant exhaust

Chemical engineers at EPFL have designed a material that can capture carbon dioxide from wet flue gasses better than current commercial materials. Credit: Luke Robus and Emmet Norris...

Microsoft rolls out giant full-page reminders that Windows 7 is about to die

If you’re a Windows 7 user who somehow missed the memo on your operating system’s upcoming death, allow us to be the bearer of bad news. First, your...

Old Norse plunder tactic inspires Oslo team to call android flaw StrandHogg

An Android bug can steal bank credentials, namely bank logins. The flaw is called StrandHogg and security investigators at an Oslo, Norway-based security company say it has been...

Latest science behind cryogenically freezing your body and coming back to life

Credit: The American Chemical Society Will cryogenically freezing yourself and coming back to life ever be reality? When you die, there are a lot of things you can...

Researchers evolve bacteria that consume CO2 for energy.

Over the course of several months, researchers in Israel created Escherichia coli strains that consume CO2 for energy instead of organic compounds. This achievement in synthetic biology highlights...

New skin-like device could bring touch to virtual reality

The layers of the lightweight device designed to add touch to virtual reality experiences. The lightweight sheets could combine hundreds of vibrating components to create tactile sensations. Imagine...

New hybrid device efficiently captures and stores solar energy.

The hybrid device consists of a molecular storage material (MSM) and a localized phase-change material (L-PCM), separated by a silica aerogel to maintain the necessary temperature difference. Credit:...

Seeds coated with fertilizer-generating microbes may enable agriculture on marginal land

Researchers have used silk derived from ordinary silkworm cocoons, like those seen here, mixed with bacteria and nutrients, to make a coating for seeds that can help them...

Milky Way’s supermassive black hole exploded 3.5 million years ago: Study

An artist's impression of the massive bursts of ionizing radiation exploding from the center of the Milky Way and impacting the Magellanic Stream. Photo: James Josephides/ASTRO 3DA supermassive...