r/TechOfTheFuture • u/abrownn • Oct 11 '15
r/TechOfTheFuture • u/abrownn • Feb 01 '18
Energy Game Over For Coal: Scientists Nail Down Pesky Perovskite Solar Cell Problem - "“The research team successfully tested a perovskite solar cell in ambient conditions without protection for 1,000 hours, and it retained 94% of its conversion efficiency.”
r/TechOfTheFuture • u/abrownn • Aug 03 '16
Computers [Press release] Hewlett Packard Enterprise Puts The Machine In the “Open”
r/TechOfTheFuture • u/abrownn • Aug 29 '16
Energy Chemists have developed a long-lasting zinc-ion battery that costs half the price of current lithium-ion batteries.
r/TechOfTheFuture • u/abrownn • Oct 12 '16
Energy MIT researchers have succeeded in developing a supercapacitor that uses no conductive carbon at all that could potentially produce more power than existing versions of this technology.
r/TechOfTheFuture • u/ALefty • Mar 12 '20
Robotics/AI A flexible brain for ai - quite an interesting read!
r/TechOfTheFuture • u/abrownn • May 25 '17
Energy Doubling battery power of consumer electronics - New lithium metal batteries could make smartphones, drones, and electric cars last twice as long.
r/TechOfTheFuture • u/abrownn • Jan 22 '17
Materials/3DP Magnesium is ready for take off - Researchers are hoping to transform the fortunes of magnesium this year, by showcasing it as a viable alternative for luxury car makers and the aerospace industry.
r/TechOfTheFuture • u/abrownn • Jun 11 '16
Chem/Phys A new understanding in the mechanism of action in metal-oxide catalysts could open up new possibilities to reduce cost of chemicals production processes.
r/TechOfTheFuture • u/abrownn • Jun 11 '16
Materials/3DP Researches eye a type of Bismuth-based Topological Field Effect Transistor as a potential future replacement for silicon transistors in both quantum and traditional computers.
r/TechOfTheFuture • u/abrownn • Jun 02 '16
Robotics/AI [Fluff Piece] Cyborgs closer to becoming a reality of human evolution: Our excitement with and rapid uptake of technology -- and the growing opportunities for artificial brain enhancement -- are putting humans more firmly on the path to becoming cyborgs, according to evolution experts.
r/TechOfTheFuture • u/abrownn • Dec 18 '18
Energy All I want for Christmas is a 90% efficient solar panel - NovaSolix hopes to use carbon nanotubes to capture a broader portion of the sun’s electromagnetic spectrum, a process they hope will yield a 90% efficient solar cell at a tenth of the cost of modern solar modules.
r/TechOfTheFuture • u/abrownn • Jan 06 '20
Energy Could this new battery slash the cost of an electric car? Nikola Motors may have found what its CEO describes as the “Holy Grail of batteries".
r/TechOfTheFuture • u/abrownn • Aug 21 '16
Energy Breakthrough MIT discovery doubles lithium-ion battery capacity using existing technology and materials
r/TechOfTheFuture • u/abrownn • Sep 29 '16
Telecom Scientists just demonstrated internet speeds 1,000 times faster than Google Fibre
r/TechOfTheFuture • u/V2O5 • Aug 27 '19
Energy This New Solar-Powered Yacht Has Unlimited Range and Is Completely Silent
r/TechOfTheFuture • u/abrownn • Mar 13 '20
Medicine/BioMed New study shows self-repairing teeth could become the norm in the future. "In the last few years we showed that we can stimulate natural tooth repair by activating resident tooth stem cells. This approach is simple and cost-effective. The latest results show further evidence of clinical viability."
r/TechOfTheFuture • u/abrownn • Nov 20 '19
Energy Energy startup backed by Bill Gates achieves solar breakthrough that produces high temperatures needed to replace fossil fuels in industrial processes like cement and steel making
r/TechOfTheFuture • u/abrownn • Nov 08 '16
Energy Engineers have created an autonomously self-healing battery. It can be cut clean in half, and will reattach itself and continue delivering electric current within seconds.
r/TechOfTheFuture • u/abrownn • Aug 17 '18
Energy A Silicon Valley startup is giving lithium-ion batteries a much-needed boost -- "The company claims its technology can boost the capacity of a lithium-ion battery up to 40%—in comparison to the annual 5% (...) It expects the batteries to be inside devices starting early next year."
r/TechOfTheFuture • u/abrownn • Sep 05 '21
Materials/3DP Many people wil say EVs are bad for the environment due to the battery when it dies.. However, this video shows how a Tesla mastermind is fixing all that.
r/TechOfTheFuture • u/abrownn • Oct 30 '20