Wild Ideas in Science

Wild Ideas in Science by Scientific American Editors
English | July 15th, 2022 | ISBN: 9781948933179 | 180 pages | True EPUB | 6.11 MB
Science history is chock full of world-changing innovations that initially faced skepticism and ridicule for being too unconventional: light bulbs, cars and home computers are just a few examples. In this eBook, we take a look at the latest out-of-the-box ideas to tackle today’s biggest challenges, including so-called sponge cities designed to combat flooding, technology that mimics photosynthesis to produce fuel, modifying bacteria’s genetic circuits to treat genetic diseases and much more.