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Get Ready For Wireless Power
(Inventions and Innovations)

We live in the era of wireless devices; satellites, cell phones, laptops, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 2G, 3G, 4G.

Earthships: Off The Grid Eco-Homes
(Education, Business, and Society)

If you look at pictures of “Earthships” they may seem to you like houses with a Sci-Fi flare to them. 

The Artificial Leaf
(Microorganism, Animal and Plant Life)

Chemist Daniel Nocera has successfully developed a device that closely mimics photosynthesis.

The 1-Liter Car
(Physical and Chemical Sciences)

We all know that fossil fuels are depleting, simultaneously the world consumes a large amount of petrol per year.

PathChip: the Diagnostic Microchip
(Health and Diseases)

We have seen microchips, so many times in sci-fi movies. 

Nobel Prize 2012: Seeing the Light
(Inventions and Innovations)

Can We “See” Light? Before you answer this question with a yes, take a minute to ponder what “seeing the light” really means. 

Energetic Algae
(Microorganism, Animal and Plant Life)

As demands for more sustainability in our lifestyles increases, so do the innovations that cater to those demands. 

Sound Navigation and Ranging (SONAR)
(Inventions and Innovations)

SONAR is an acronym for SOund Navigation And Ranging.

Fasten Your Seatbelts: Google’s Driverless Car Has Arrived
(Computers and Information Technology)

When Karl Benz invented the first gasoline-powered automobile, it had no gears, no brakes, and could not climb up or down slopes unaided. 

Cloud Storage
(Computers and Information Technology)

Have you ever experienced a hard disk failure? 

Cloud Computing
(Computers and Information Technology)

Have you ever used the cloud storage service “Dropbox”?

In Cairo: Solar Heaters and Biogas Units on Rooftops
(Physical and Chemical Sciences)

Some people talk about clean energy, waste reduction and the impeding energy crisis. Other people choose to take action.

Google Glass
(Computers and Information Technology)

Feeling too immersed in your technology?

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