Innovation
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Scientists Find Simplest Tools Best for Field and Lab Work
A diagnostic test costing less than a dollar is now outperforming multi-million dollar lab equipment in 80% of field cases, dramatically improving patient outcomes in remote clinics, according to Sour

8 Renewable Energy Innovations & Future Market Trends
In just five months of 2017, Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) prices plummeted from under 10 cents per kWh in May to below 5 cents per kWh by October in competitive auctions, according to solarpaces .

Trump Signs AI Order, Military AI Smart Glasses Advance
Just weeks after President Trump signed an executive order to boost artificial intelligence, the Pentagon quietly advanced plans for smart glasses designed to give soldiers battlefield advantages.

New System Uses Cap and Trade for Research Funding Proposals
The sheer volume of research grant proposals has become so unmanageable that funding bodies are now considering a radical market-based 'cap and trade' system to control submissions.

Poland's Economy Booms While Its Science Sector Faces Decline
Despite Poland's GDP growing by 5.

Plasma-Flow Control Overturns Fundamental Aeronautical Engineering Principles
In a vacuum chamber at the University of Zurich, a drone achieved stable, sustained flight with no wings or propellers.