Science and technology

Science is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about nature and the universe.

Technology is the collection of techniques, methods or processes used in the production of goods or services or in the accomplishment of objectives, such as scientific investigation, or any other consumer demands.

Some advances of science and technology:

Stem Cell Heart Generation– For the first time, a human heart has been created using stem cells, a major step forward in organ generation. A couple years ago scientists rebuilt the heart of a rat using stem cells; the same team is behind the latest breakthrough.

 

 

Plasma Arc Waste Disposal – Imagine harnessing the power of lightning to turn garbage into glass, or into a gas that can be used as an energy source. This technology is gaining momentum in the waste disposal industry and is even in use at some solid waste facilities. The advantages include less garbage in landfills, less carbon from incineration, and creating a natural gas power resource. The problem: it’s expensive technology, and in these days of economic woes few public entities can afford it.

 

 

 

Ocean Desalination – The U.S. lags behind the Middle East and Australia in figuring out ways to remove salt from ocean water to make it drinkable, but the technology is being used in a handful of coastal cities and we can expect several more desalination plants to launch sooner than later.

 

 

 

 

Paperless Paper – For us stubborn paper lovers, there may soon be a product available that provides the look and feel of paper, with the advantages of a digital device. In fact, the technology is already available, though it hasn’t yet translated into a marketable product.  It’s called electronic paper (not to be confused with digital paper,  a different technology).

 

 

And now a video of the science's breakthrough of the year 2014:

 

 

 

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