The idea of beaming solar power down from space might sound like science fiction, but it’s being taken seriously by a growing number of governments. A new analysis shows it could significantly lower ...

Future A New Device Pulls Water From Thin Air—Even in Death Valley Portable, reusable, and affordable, the device is the latest in technologies aiming to expand access to drinking water.

The AI builds a world model of Minecraft without human input and “imagines” future scenarios to improve its decision making.

The chip was nearly 92 percent accurate at image recognition, matching current chip performance, but cut energy consumption over a thousand-fold.

Artificial Intelligence Meta’s New AI Translates Speech in Real Time Across More Than 100 Languages It's accurate and nearly as fast as expert human interpreters.

The small device contains a slurry of chemicals representing primary flavors and mixes them together to mimic the taste of coffee, lemonade, and more.

DNA is nature’s computing device. Unlike data centers, DNA is incredibly compact. These molecules package an entire organism’s genetic blueprint into tiny but sophisticated structures inside each cell ...

The Human Genome Project has fundamentally altered how we understand our genetic blueprint, our evolution, and the diagnosis and treatment of diseases.

A little under a year ago, the world’s biggest direct air capture (DAC) plant got up and running in Iceland. Christened Orca after the Icelandic word for energy, the plant was built by Swiss company ...

Biotechnology These Genetically Engineered Mosquitoes Could Wipe Out Malaria A new gene drive blocks malaria in generations of mosquitoes.

Robotics This Robotic Hand’s Electronic Skin Senses Exactly How Hard It Needs to Squeeze The hand can gently pick up anything from plastic cups to pineapples.

The AI argues with itself to decide on the best response, where the action most likely to yield a winning outcome guides its next step.