Emerging technologies

An illustration of small pieces of DNA at precise areas along a DNA strand

The first genome edited babies are here. What happens next?

Commentary

Commentary: The world’s first genome edited babies were inevitable and even predictable, despite an apparent disregard for all global scientific and ethical norms.

Belgian Ian Frejean, 11, walks with "Zora" the robot, a humanoid robot designed to entertain patients and to support care providers, at AZ Damiaan hospital in Ostend, Belgium June 16, 2016.

What can AI learn from non-Western philosophies?

Technology
Microscopic synthetic structures are specially shaped objects that perform or move in intended ways when acted on by swarms of bacteria.

The dawn of the cyborg bacteria is here

Science
People hold signs during one of many worldwide "March Against Monsanto" protests against Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) and agro-chemicals, in Los Angeles on October 12, 2013.

Why the term GMO is ‘scientifically meaningless’

Science
Solar panels

How a century of infrastructure is holding back renewable energy supplies

Technology
Bio Lego

Scientists are becoming artists, thanks to ‘NanoArt’

Arts

First, electron microscopes let scientists see into the atomic world like never before. Now, some of those scientists are able to create their own microscopic landscapes using new chemical technologies. And they’re hoping NanoArt is on the verge of going mainstream.

Hydrogen fuel cell filling station

Has the hydrogen fuel car finally arrived? Automakers are betting on it

Environment

Two major automakers are on the verge of putting mass-produced fuel cell vehicles on the streets of the US — and it could be the start of a major revolution in automobiles.

Researcher pioneers low-cost means of storing energy

Environment

When it comes to storing energy, there are few simple solutions. But a group of Canadian scientists has changed an old technology to make it more convenient and cost effective to store energy on a large scale.

Bioengineers create life-like human ear with 3-D printer

Environment

A 3-dimensional printer has aided a group of bioengineers in creating a life-like human ear, which could revolutionize bioengineering. But the possibilities stretch far and wide, with one start-up creating 3-D printer for the public it hopes will encourage creativity.

Washington activists pushing for new labeling requirements for genetically modified foods

Despite voters rejecting California’s Prop 37, other states are now considering similar initiatives to require labeling of genetically modified food. In Washington, grassroots leaders are hoping for a victory against the deep-pocketed food industry.