Water, Water Everywhere. But Not a Drop to Drink
The combination of a severe drought and leaky infrastructure has led to a severe watershortage in the town of Agrigento, Sicily. This has led the government to imposerestrictions limiting the…
Robots Are Now Climbing Skyscrapers
A new technology is hitting the skylines in New York and Tel Aviv—window washing robots. The new robot, called OZMO (due to its use of reverse osmosis to cleanse the…
To the Moon and Back
Photo by SpaceX on Unsplash Two companies, Lunar Outpost and AstroForge, just received a combined $25 million to develop technologies for off-Earth mining. Lunar Outpost is developing lunar rovers to retrieve minerals from…
Walgreens’ Rxbots
Photo by Possessed Photography on Unsplash Drugstore chain Walgreens has begun using robots to fill prescriptions. The robots can reportedly fill 300 prescriptions per hour, roughly the same number a…
Head West, Young Man…Unless You Need Water.
In the face of climate change, droughts, and increased demand from urban/residential areas, the US Bureau of Reclamation is ordering farmers to significantly cut their water usage. A major source…
Moon Mining
President Trump recently signed an executive order in support of the US opening exploration of resources on the moon and asteroids. The move follows a 2015 US law allowing for…
Breweries and Distilleries Produce Hand Sanitizer to Relieve Shortage
The global spread of the Coronavirus led to a surge in demand for a number of goods including toilet paper, disinfectant wipes, and hand sanitizer. Many people worried about future…