Science & Technology

Scientists have developed a revolutionary system that converts falling raindrops into usable electricity, offering a potential new source of clean energy, SciTech Daily reported. Researchers from the American Chemical Society achieved this by channeling water droplets through a narrow vertical…

Amazon, Google, and Microsoft are building data centers in water-scarce regions, raising concerns about resource depletion, The Guardian reported. Amazon’s three proposed data centers in Spain’s Aragon region are licensed to use 755,720 cubic meters of water annually—enough to irrigate…

The U.N. Trade and Development agency (UNCTAD) has released a report projecting that artificial intelligence (AI) could reach a market value of $4.8 trillion by 2033, roughly equivalent to Germany’s economy, CNBC reported. However, the report raises alarms about the…

A leading academic, Dr. Amy Orben from the University of Cambridge, has cautioned against blanket bans on smartphone use among teenagers, labeling them “unrealistic and potentially detrimental,” The Guardian reported. Appointed by the UK government to review the impact of…

Authors and publishing professionals are protesting outside Meta’s King’s Cross office in London today, opposing the company’s use of copyrighted books from the LibGen database to train its AI models, The Guardian reported. Notable participants include novelists Kate Mosse and…

A new study reveals that using screens before bed significantly increases the risk of insomnia and reduces sleep duration. The survey, which included 45,202 young adults in Norway, found that screen use in bed raises the risk of insomnia by…

Researchers at Stanford University have identified that the cooling of surface waters in the Southern Ocean, contrary to climate model predictions of warming, is largely due to freshwater from melting ice sheets, SciTech Daily reported. Their study reveals that this…

Naicker Scientific, a small company based in Gloucestershire, has won a £150,000 prize for inventing a device that produces clean water from icy lunar soil, The Guardian reported. Their innovative solution, known as the SonoChem system, utilizes a microwave oven,…

A pioneering 3D telemedicine project is set to enhance healthcare access in remote regions of Africa, particularly Ghana, Arab News reported. Developed by Microsoft’s research team alongside local doctors, the initiative utilizes a mobile van equipped with advanced cameras to…

A groundbreaking study by Northwestern University has revealed how immunization can activate the brain’s immune cells to clear harmful amyloid beta plaques associated with Alzheimer’s disease, SciTech Daily reported. Utilizing spatial transcriptomics, researchers examined brain tissues from participants in clinical…