science

Atoms to product: Engineering products at the nanoscale

Posted in Hardware on 29th Aug, 2014
by Alex Muller

If successful, A2P could help enable creation of entirely new classes of materials that exhibit nanoscale properties at all scales.

PlanetTech News interviews RE.WORK Conference founder Nikita Johnson

Posted in Interviews on 7th Aug, 2014
by Alex Muller

The RE.WORK Technology Summit brings together entrepreneurship, science and technology to re-work the future and tackle the worlds greatest challenges.

Some Bees Are Busier Than Others

Posted in Featured, Science on 3rd Aug, 2014
by Alex Muller

About 20% of the bees in a beehive account for 50% of the foraging activity. However, the slacker bees step up if the hard working ones are removed.

Israel and China sign $300M nanotech-computer science deal

Posted in Featured, Hardware on 25th Jun, 2014
by Alex Muller

The Chinese are looking for partners in order to excel their innovation process.

Why do so many nations want a piece of Antarctica?

Posted in Science on 23rd Jun, 2014
by Alex Muller

Seven countries have laid claim to parts of Antarctica and many more have a presence there: why do they all want a piece of this frozen wasteland?