New technology often gets a bad name in its early going. People don´t adapt well to change, and early applications often look clumsy and expensive. It took a long time for microwave ovens, mobile ...

Cross-posted from Digital Education: Everyone from parents to teachers to physicians continues to worry about how much time children are spending in front of computer screens. But in the ...

Visiting Fellow, School of Mathematical and Physical Science, University of Technology Sydney Technology can be a wonderful servant but a terrible master. As we know, its applications are not always ...

In 1973, the economist E.F. Schumacher published a book with the captivating title Small Is Beautiful, advocating the use in poor countries of human-scale, less capital-intensive technologies better ...

Appropriate technology (AT) is a self-help approach to development. This technology not only deals with techniques but also covers the social aspects of development. However, most people are ignorant ...

CAMBRIDGE — In 1973, the British economist E.F. Schumacher published a book with the captivating title “Small Is Beautiful”, advocating the use in poor countries of human-scale, less capital-intensive ...

Manufacturing technologies have become increasingly skill-intensive, and automation and other forms of innovation have reduced labor’s share of manufacturing value added. Reorienting global innovation ...

Battery news typically covers the latest, greatest laboratory or industry breakthroughs to push modern devices further and faster. Could you build your own flow battery stationary storage for ...