Bathroom cleaning for the average homeowner can't feature very high on the list of the most enjoyable tasks, can it? Well, it certainly doesn't for me! But thankfully, diligent scientific research has advanced our use of nanotechnology, and delivered an answer to my prayers - self-cleaning glass. Finally, the drudgery of cleaning can be … [Read more...]

Throughout recent history, popular authors have used science fiction as a tool to communicate strong political, economical and moral messages in their work, which are fascinating to analyze. Sometimes the story may be using science fiction to satirize a current state of affairs, or, alternatively, may be more literal in its approach by … [Read more...]

  In the fast-moving modern world, change is constant. New trends and new advances abound. Nowhere is this more evident than in the field of science. Here, we provide a glimpse of the major trends in modern research and development (R&D). Of course, the science field is huge and diverse, so to look at individual areas would be … [Read more...]

In case you have not been counting, it is 2011. Back in the 1980s, which seems not so long ago now, we had grand predictions for the 21st century. Flying cars, robots that do our every bidding (or sometimes destroy us), interactive holograms, colonies on other planets, and many other high hopes. In 2011, ten years after the turn of the … [Read more...]

Duane Elgin explores our existence and the idea of living in a living universe. He discusses both scientific and spiritual perspectives, from cosmological dark energy to Native American beliefs. As a futurist and author of Promise Ahead: A Vision of Hope and Action for Humanity's Future, Awakening Earth, and Voluntary Simplicity, … [Read more...]