Researchers have captured a "movie" of the energy transfer that takes place during photosynthesis, disproving a long-held belief about the quickest part of the process. By bettering our understanding of natural photosynthesis, we can improve our artificial systems, which could provide the world with a free, unlimited energy supply.

MERA is here to assist the elderly.

Since the flight of the X-15 in 1967, hypersonic research in the United States has stagnated. The revival of NASA's dormant X-Planes program, and renewed interest by the US military and other entities—to say nothing of a brewing "aerospace race" by the world's leading powers—promises that the coming decades will see a renaissance of hypersonic research and development.

Amazon is wading into the voice-activated technology fray with its new "Alexa Fund." It's all about creating the successor to touch-based devices by accelerating the evolution of voice recognition and response technology.