Stronger, Lighter, Cheaper

Stronger, Lighter, Cheaper

Published on January 23, 2015
Written by Catherine Bolgar* Industrial materials involve trade-offs. Desirable qualities tend ...

How Medicine Makes Sense of Big Data

How Medicine Makes Sense of Big Data

Published on January 20, 2015
Written by Catherine Bolgar* Big data is a game-changer for medical research. The ability to an...

Mobile money aids the unbanked

Mobile money aids the unbanked

Published on January 9, 2015
By Catherine Bolgar* Imagine paying at a shop by sending a text message from your phone. Or sen...

The next industrial revolution: do more with less

The next industrial revolution: do more with less

Published on December 15, 2014
Written by Catherine Bolgar* Since the Industrial Revolution in the 18th and 19th centuries, we...

Cross-species organ transplants set to increase

Cross-species organ transplants set to increase

Published on December 9, 2014
Written by Catherine Bolgar* Almost 115,000 solid organs were transplanted in 2012, which was l...

Green design brings nature into the urban jungle

Green design brings nature into the urban jungle

Published on December 5, 2014
Written by Catherine Bolgar* A jungle is green and leafy, and the urban jungle should be the sa...

Storage is the key to next generation energy

Storage is the key to next generation energy

Published on November 25, 2014
Written by Catherine Bolgar* The linchpin in making sustainable energy mainstream is power stor...

The beauty of renovation is more than skin-deep

The beauty of renovation is more than skin-deep

Published on November 18, 2014
Written by Catherine Bolgar* Renovating and retrofitting existing buildings can increase their ...

More Power to Electric Vehicles

More Power to Electric Vehicles

Published on November 14, 2014
Written by Catherine Bolgar* In some ways, the car of the future is a blast from the past. The ...

Medical engineering’s future frontiers

Medical engineering’s future frontiers

Published on November 6, 2014
By Catherine Bolgar* Future technology to detect and treat diseases is coming from some surpris...