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Given that solar panels lie in direct sunlight, it goes without saying that they can get pretty hot. Unfortunately, though, they also get less efficient as they heat up. That said, a new gel could help cool them … without using any electricity.

The Subharmonicon was inspired by a mathematical system for musical composition from the 1930s/40s and by two analog innovations. It's said to create "a rich harmonic kaleidoscope that divides into itself until everything that is up becomes down."

Construction recently began on a new three-building office campus in San Jose, California, that's designed by high-profile firm Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates. Named Platform 16, the project's overall form is said to shimmer in sunlight.

In 2017, researchers demonstrated a soft robotic exosuit designed to help stroke patients improve their mobility. Now an untethered version of the lightweight ankle-assisting device has been shown to increase walking speed and distance.

EHang has joined forces with LN Holdings to bring air tourism to the latter's hotels. One of the first projects to emerge from the new collaboration will make the LN Garden Hotel in Nansha the first hotel to offer air tourism services to its guests.

Peptides could be a useful type of drug, but they can’t be taken orally because stomach acids destroy them. Now, researchers have developed a new method of testing and creating therapeutic peptides that can survive this degradation.

New research out of Texas A&M University could lead to a simple system using a subdermal implant and a light-measuring computer peripheral to give gout patients real-time readouts of their blood urate levels, helping them avoid flare-ups.

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has gained another ally in its pursuit of a self-driving future, teaming up with Voyager who it will provide with a purpose-built Pacifica to accommodate its autonomous vehicle technology for testing.

Coding is a skill that parents can teach their children at an early age. Tangiplay makes it fun and rewarding for your kids to learn how to code. You can get it on sale today for $89.99, which is 9% off the original price of $99.

It sounds counterintuitive to put solar cells indoors, but there’s light energy inside that’s largely going to waste. Now a team of engineers has created flexible perovskite solar cells with the highest efficiency of any indoor flexible solar cells.