Discussions
Tesla Wires Half a Billion Dollars to the Government
Tesla Motors’ loan repayment is a bright spot for the DOE loan program.
Material That Sorts Molecules by Shape Could Lower the Price of Gas
A hydrocarbon-sorting material could replace energy-intensive oil refining steps.
Teens’ Coded Language is Latest Challenge for Facebook’s Ad Algorithms
Most teenagers deliberately hide what they are really talking about on Facebook - a practice that could make it harder to pitch ads at them.
Liquefied Air Could Power Cars and Store Energy from Sun and Wind
A 19th-century idea might lead to cleaner cars, larger-scale renewable energy.
An Interplanetary GPS Using Pulsar Signals
Spacecraft could determine their position anywhere in the solar system to within five kilometres using signals from x-ray pulsars, say astronomers.
Custom Chips Could Be the Shovels in a Bitcoin Gold Rush
Devotees of the digital currency are ratcheting up their technology in a race to generate new coins.
Augmenting Social Reality in the Workplace
A new line of research examines what happens in an office where the positions of the cubicles and walls—even the coffee pot—are all determined by data.
How the Great Firewall of China Shapes Chinese Surfing Habits
Can cultural factors be more important than censorship in shaping Chinese surfing habits? Two researchers argue that a new study of the way global websites cluster together supports this idea.
Building Solar in Spain Instead of Germany Could Save Billions
Building solar and wind projects in the wrong place is wasting billions of dollars in Europe.
Can Carbon Capture Clean Up Canada’s Oil Sands?
Alberta will serve as a test bed for large-scale carbon capture and sequestration.