Creeping nanocrystals behind lithium-ion battery degradation Batteries do not age gracefully. The lithium ions that power portable electronics cause lingering structural damage with each cycle of charge and discharge, making devices from smartphones to tablets tick toward zero faster and...

This Fridge Doesn’t Need Electricity To Stay Cool Inspired by studying frozen lakes, the Sure Chill can stay cold for up to 35 days–long enough to get life-saving vaccines to kids still living off the grid. Jenny McCarthy might tell you differently, but vaccines really do save...

MIT reactor gets a second shot at producing unlimited clean energy Nuclear fusion is the holy grail of scientists (and politicians) as it could produce limitless free energy without nasty consequences like meltdowns and radioactive waste. Though nobody’s been able to build a reactor that...

Tikus Tua yang Disuntik dengan Darah Muda Lebih Kuat Penelitian itu diharapkan dapat digunakan untuk mengobati manusia yang menderita penyakit yang biasanya diderita kaum lanjut usia, termasuk demensia dan Alzheimer. Para ilmuwan Amerika telah mendapati bahwa tikus yang lebih tua menjadi lebih...

Seeds of Hope in Indonesia’s Energy-Saving Cars Indonesia is undeniably a large consumer of Japanese and other foreign automobiles, but in terms of developing energy-saving cars, it has now caught up with other nations throughout the world. Its strength lies in various universities in...

University of Twente Involved in Solar Energy in Indonesia Increasing prosperity and a rising demand for energy in Indonesia: solar energy offers an answer Partly thanks to the work of Angele Reinders of the University of Twente, a new system for photovoltaic (PV) solar energy has been...

Baru-baru ini, Prof . Dr. Ir Achmad Jazidie. M. Eng, Dirjen Pendidikan Menengah (Dikmen) Kemdikbud RI dalam pidato formalnya, ketika acara sosialisasi Menuju Pencapaian Pendidikan Menengah Universal (PMU) Sekolah Menegah Terbuka, acara sosialisasi berlangsung di Kota Mataram. Lanjut, Prof...

Memsys Clearwater Pte. Ltd. (Singapore) and PT. Dwiputra Sumber Sukses (DSS) have entered into a license agreement to pursue seawater desalination for remote islands and communities and brine concentration for targeted industrial applications in Indonesia utilizing memsys’ membrane...

It’s been an interesting evening at the inaugural Code Conference where Kara Swisher and Walt Mossberg are engaging Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella in a more than hour-long onstage conversation. During his conversation with Walt and Kara, Satya discussed his views on how we’re evolving to a...

One of the world’s largest technology companies is getting into the car business — and hoping to turn drivers into passengers. The tech giant announced on its blog Tuesday that it plans to test about 200 of its own two-seat self-driving cars. “We’ve been working toward the...

Indonesia to open a maintenance center to service Russia-made helicopters. Four civil helicopters Mil Mi-171 were delivered to Indonesia in early May, the Russian embassy in that country told ITAR-TASS on Wednesday. Helicopters will be used by several Indonesian agencies and companies,...

Soldiers are set to get a Google Glass-like augmented reality system designed for the battlefield. Called ARC4, it allows commanders to send maps and other information directly to the soldier’s field of vison. The gadget attaches to a military helmet, and can even be integrated with...

Teen turns her cancer into science project honored by President Obama at White House Science Fair At just 18-years-old, Elana Simon from Manhattan has beaten a rare form of cancer, co-authored a study on the disease and been accepted to Harvard University. On Tuesday, she racked up another...

From The Ivy League To State Schools, Demand For Computer Science Is Booming For years, people in the tech industry have worked to persuade more young people in the United States to become interested in studying computer science. It now looks like they’ve finally gotten the message. Demand...

The first ceremonial kick of the World Cup game (Brazil 2014) may be made by a paralyzed teenager, who, flanked by the two contending soccer teams, will saunter onto the pitch clad in a robotic body suit. Led by Miguel Nicolelis, the Walk Again Project is a nonprofit, international...

Dubai Municipality has announced that its plans to build a smart sustainable city called Desert Rose has been approved by Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum. According to officials, the Desert Rose project will include “diversified and simple sustainable housing...

British telecommunications company Vodafone unveiled the “Recharge Sleeping Bag,” a prototype of a sleeping bag that can harvest thermal energy from body heat and use it to charge your phone. The sleeping bag isn’t the only energy-generating device that Vodafone is developing; the...

Tokyo’s underground bicycle storage system looks more like an elaborate mechanism from a sci-fi movie than a parking lot for cycles. Put into motion with a single push of a button, the Eco Cycle Anti-Seismic Underground Bicycle Park, built by Japanese engineering firm Giken Seisakusho Co....

Doctors will try to save the lives of 10 patients with knife or gunshot wounds by placing them in suspended animation, buying time to fix their injuries NEITHER dead or alive, knife-wound or gunshot victims will be cooled down and placed in suspended animation later this month, as a...

Amid the explosive, electronic mayhem of Saturday’s Maker Faire, crowds flocked for a glimpse of the day’s most silent and simple creation: Suzanne, the world record-holder paper airplane. The graceful aircraft soared, slowed and stabilized to the cheers of admirers at the weekend...

A team of scientists led by researchers from MEF found remains of a new species of dinosaur 95 million years ago; possibly the largest that ever lived on our planet. This unique discovery not only gives the dimensions and quantity of fossils, but also for its unusual state of preservation. No...

Dua siswi SMA Negeri 2 Sekayu, Sumatera Selatan, yaitu Muhtaza Aziziya Syafiq dan Anjani Rahma, meraih dua penghargaan di Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF) 2014 di Los Angeles, Amerika Serikat, pada 11-16 Mei 2014. Mereka melakukan penelitian dan pengembangan kulkas...

Teen’s cancer research scores big at Intel ISEF competition By analyzing public databases of cancer mutations, a freshman claims Intel ISEF’s top prize An innovative statistical analysis of cancer-promoting genes could provide a new roadmap for scientists studying the disease. The...

Ultra-fast, the robotic arm can catch objects on the fly With its palm open, the robot is completely motionless. A split second later, it suddenly unwinds and catches all sorts of flying objects thrown in its direction -a tennis racket, a ball, a bottle-. This arm measures about 1.5 meters...

Brain implants already exist to reduce tremors in people with Parkinson’s disease, cut back on seizures among epileptics and even boost memory in some Alzheimer’s patients. In the next few months, highly secretive US military researchers say they will unveil new advances toward...

LIPI Siapkan Kapal Riset Laut Mampu Tembus Kedalaman 20.000 Kaki Lembaga Ilmu Pengetahuan Indonesia (LIPI) mulai mempersiapkan kapal penelitian dan riset laut dalam dengan teknologi utama sistem “echo-sounding multi-beam” yang mampu menjangkau kedalaman hingga 20.000 kaki atau...

China outlines plans to connect world by high speed rail network China has outlined its plan to connect the world by high-speed rail, including an underwater link to the US running 13,000km. The ‘China to Russia plus the United States’ line proposed by the Chinese Academy of...

Underwater aviation, flying to the ‘edge of darkness’ by Daniel Terdiman / CNet LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — “OK, Jschool, if you’re comfortable, we’ll go exploring.” Strapped in with a five-point harness, and crammed into a space hardly bigger than me, I was...

Volunteers Needed, Free One Way Ticket To Mars The latest trimming of the list of Mars One hopefuls has sparked a new media blitz of postings on the topic. The Dutch-based venture is, at the time of writing, down to a relatively meager 705 candidates. A major focus of the pieces is just who is...

Scientists regenerate heart muscle in primates Findings bring stem cell therapy for damaged hearts closer to clinical trials In a major advance, researchers at the University of Washington have successfully restored damaged heart muscle of monkeys using heart cells created from human embryonic...