You, like many Americans, may be considering going solar and wondering if it makes financial sense. When there’s a power outage, would solar panels keep your lights on? If you don’t have a battery, then probably not. In the long run, will installing solar panels save money? (The precise amount and rate of improvement are…
Wave power has the potential to be one of our most abundant energy sources because seas cover 70% of the Earth’s surface. You may have experienced a small amount of that force if you’ve ever been thrown off your feet by a strong wave. For many years, engineers and scientists have fantasized about ways to…
Making complex passwords that are also easy to remember is difficult, and even the most diligent among us occasionally make mistakes. Unfortunately, when security failures grow in size and frequency, the stakes rise. There are more potential for theft when there are more apps, accounts, and passwords. The most popular password worldwide is “123456” in…
Astronomers have been perplexed for years by a mysterious, cloud-covered planet that turns out to be less hot than anticipated and pleasantly shiny. According to a recent research published in the journal Nature, that is what the James Webb Space Telescope observed when it looked at a so-called mini-Neptune that scientists have been trying to…
It’s far too simple to purchase a new Wi-Fi router, spend a few minutes configuring it, and then ignore it until it becomes unusable slow and outdated, at which point you must update. Here are certain options and features you ought to use right now Automatic Updates Maintain Smooth Operation Not every item on our…
The gene-editing tool CRISPR has quickly moved from the lab to the clinic over the past ten years. Clinical trials for common illnesses, such as excessive cholesterol, have lately been added. It originally started with experimental treatments for uncommon genetic abnormalities. CRISPR innovations could advance the situation even more. 2. Computer Vision Algorithms The year…
This piece was taken from The Technocrat, a weekly email from MIT Technology Review about Silicon Valley politics, power, and technology. Sign up here to get it delivered to your email every Friday. Big Tech has improved significantly over the past ten years in a few areas, including language, prediction, personalization, archiving, text parsing, and…
As per Facebook, it is still alive. As young people have been saying for years, the social media behemoth also wants you to know that it is not just for “old people.” Now that TikTok, its main enemy, is under closer government inspection due to rising tensions between the US and China, Facebook may be…
It might require a new agricultural revolution to meet the task. Three experts were asked by CNN to list the technological advancements that could boost food production without endangering the environment. 1.Vegetable-Based paints According to WWF, an amazing 40% of the food produced worldwide is never eaten. Some is squandered when it spoils on store…