Why there are twice as many solar jobs as coal jobs
Adults TechnologyAmerica is changing how it gets its energy, and coal is losing out.
Tesla's Model 3 is coming in July - here's everything you need to know
Adults TechnologyTesla is gearing up for the big reveal of the Model 3, its first mass-market car. CEO Elon Musk unveiled the car in March of 2016, but Tesla will show off the production version of the sedan in July. The summer premiere will offer the roughly 400,000 customers who preordered the vehicle a chance to see the final version before deliveries begin at the end of the year.
Everything we know about the iPhone 8 - including a total redesign
Adults TechnologyApple hasn't officially announced anything yet, but there are lots of rumours out there about what to expect from the next iteration of the company's flagship device. Since it's the 10th anniversary of the original iPhone, we will likely see some big changes. Here's what we think we know so far.
Revolutionizing Heart Surgery With Virtual Reality
Adults TechnologyHave you ever wondered what it would be like to take a ride through the human body on the Magic School Bus? Well, a new bit of virtual reality technology is taking that concept and applying it to medical training. Doctors can now teleport inside the human heart and practice surgery over and over again, and this training could revolutionize the future of health care.
Meet NASA's new class of astronauts
Adults TechnologyMore than 18,300 candidates applied to be astronauts in NASA's latest class-smashing the record of 8,000 applicants in 1978-and only 12 got the job. Here's who made the cut.
Jumping Water Droplets Could Be the Future of Cooling Computers
Adults TechnologyEngineers have created a new water-based cooling system that could put an end to electronics crashing and overheating.
This Is Not What Space Looks Like
Adults TechnologyAmazing images of the far reaches of the universe are everywhere, but are they accurate? What does space really look like?
NASA Is Going to the Sun! But How...and Why?
Adults TechnologyIn 2018, NASA will launch a solar probe that will travel closer to the sun than any spacecraft before. But why? What are they looking for?
The Insane Plan to Tow an Iceberg to the Middle East
Adults TechnologyA United Arab Emirates company wants to tow an iceberg from Antarctica to the desert for drinking water, but is their plan feasible?
Why don't perpetual motion machines ever work? - Netta Schramm
Adults TechnologyPerpetual motion machines - devices that can do work indefinitely without any external energy source - have captured many inventors' imaginations because they could totally transform our relationship with energy. There's just one problem: they don't work. Why not? Netta Schramm describes the pitfalls of perpetual motion machines.
Moore's Law Is Ending... So, What's Next?
Adults TechnologyScientists are engineering a new, more efficient generation of computer chips by modeling them after the human brain.
Storing the Sun's Energy in Liquid Could Change Solar Forever
Adults TechnologyResearchers have just found two new ways to make solar power more efficient. Could this solve our energy crisis?
We Found Another State of Matter: The Supersolid!
Adults TechnologyScientists have created, yet another state of matter called a supersolid! But what is it, and what does it do?
Japan's robot volleyball team
Adults TechnologyOne thing stands between Japan and the Volleyball World Cup: a team of robot jocks.
A Robot Just Performed the First-Ever Surgery Inside the Human Eye
Adults TechnologyA surgeon uses controls to guide the robot.
Climate Lab - Climate Lab - Why your old phones collect in a junk drawer of sadness
Adults TechnologySmartphones shouldn't be so disposable. Could fixing the way we make our phones help solve climate change?
Thin underwater cables hold the internet. See a map of them all.
Adults TechnologyYour internet isn't just underwater. It's also covered in Vaseline.
What are the challenges of nuclear power? - M. V. Ramana and Sajan Saini
Adults TechnologyOur ability to mine great amounts of energy from uranium nuclei has led some to bill nuclear power as a plentiful, utopian source of electricity. But rather than dominate the global electricity market, nuclear power has declined from a high of 18% in 1996 to 11% today. What happened to the great promise of this technology? M.V. Ramana and Sajan Saini detail the challenges of nuclear power.
Using GPS to Get Around Is Making Us Dumber
Adults TechnologyGPS services have made getting from point A to point B a lot easier, but what effects does this have on our brains?
Meet the Man Who Strapped Himself to a Rocket, For Science
Adults TechnologyOne man's quest to test the human limits of gravity on the human body.
Hackers Can Now Break Into Your Phone Using Music
Adults TechnologyNew research shows sound waves can manipulate the accelerometer in your phone; what implications does this have for data security?