Limiting global warming to 2 degrees Celsius will require not only reducing emissions of carbon dioxide, but also active removal of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. This has prompted heightened interest in 'negative emissions technologies.' A new study evaluates the potential for recently described methods that capture carbon dioxide from the atmosphere through an 'electrogeochemical' process that also generates hydrogen gas for use as fuel and creates by-products that can help counteract ocean acidification.

Parents are utilizing facial recognition technology for the convenience of finding pictures of their kids, but is it safe?

Single-cell sequencing technologies are filling in fine details in the catalog of life. Researchers have now identified 40 subtypes of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) along with the genetic markers and transcription factors that differentiate them.

Reports Wednesday confirmed multi-national technology company Google has been fined a record $5 billion by the European Union and ordered to change the way it puts search and web browser apps on Android mobile devices. The penalty equals the amount the Netherlands contributes to the EU budget every year and far exceeds any other penalty ever assessed by the U.S., China or other antitrust authorities, Bloomberg reported. In addition to the fine, the report said, Google was given a 90-day deadline to stop what the EU called “illegal practices” on contracts with handset manufacturers endorsing Google services. In an emailed statement, EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager said: "Google...

Progress on new artificial intelligence (AI) technology could make monitoring at water treatment plants cheaper and easier and help safeguard public health.

The AI community wants to ensure this technology is never used

Thousands of the world's foremost experts on artificial intelligence, worried that any technology they develop could be used to kill, vowed Wednesday to play no role in the creation of autonomous weapons.

Design visualization just keeps reaching new heights. While renderings remain a common part of design presentation, advances in technology have made new types of media not only possible but within the reach of even small teams and firms. These newer types of media require a change in workflow. Is it worth it?

FUTURE wars could be fought by battalions of soldiers clad in ’Ironman-like’ exoskeletons as experts in the United States begin testing the technology to combat emerging threats posed by countries like Russia and China.