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Bio Breakthrough Signals Future Sensors (20 March 04:58) |
| A piece of research news went practically unnoticed recently, except to the scientists in the field who saw it for what it is: an exciting development that could lead to sci-fi-like biosenso... |
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Turbulence Tamed in Water Pipes (19 March 02:52) |
| A technique to keep turbulence down in pipes could save money and could even be used to make vessels more fuel efficient and keep arteries clear. |
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iPhone App Helps Zap City Blight (19 March 12:33) |
| Tap an icon on the phone's screen to record city eyesores and then keep track of when fixes are made. |
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Five Explorer Robots We Really Really Miss (19 March 04:45) |
| A few days ago, I was saddened by the news that we had lost ABE, the Autonomous Benthic Explorer, off the coast of Chile. For 15 years, ABE had plumbed the depths, literally and figuratively... |
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Invisibility Cloak Goes 3D (19 March 12:56) |
| The magical cloak featured in the Harry Potter series just took one step closer to reality. |
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Dont Reset Facebook Password (18 March 10:29) |
| If you get a message in Facebook saying that your password needs to be reset, don't do it. Virus-tainted spam targeting 400 million Facebook has run amok. You could be at risk for giving out... |
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Flawless Diamond To Create Powerful Lasers (18 March 07:30) |
| In a laboratory buried underground and measuring several football fields in length, scientists are conducting experiments that could change the future of medicine. |
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Sizing Up Liquid Metal Battery Tech (18 March 09:26) |
| Recently I got a glimpse at energy-related research in the works at MIT during an afternoon at the MIT Energy Initiative, an interdisciplinary program pursuing sustainable energy solutions. ... |
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Robot Baby Teaches Parenting Skills (17 March 11:04) |
| It giggles and then it cries. It coos and then it wails. Ah yes. The wild swing of emotions from babies is now replicated in robots. Engineering students from Tsukuba University north of Tok... |
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Is Nuclear Energy Safe (17 March 07:28) |
| With a financial push from the Obama administration (and even Bill Gates), nuclear energy is out in front as an alternative to generating electricity with fossil fuels. Nuclear power plants ... |
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More Adventures With Plastic-Eating Bacteria (17 March 07:27) |
| When it comes to bacteria, there's the good, the bad, and the ugh. Fortunately, scientists around the world are working on ways to enlist bacterial help in green technology. A crew from Univ... |
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Plastic Vortex Eyed As Potential Fuel Source (17 March 07:25) |
| Scientist Charles Moore has worked tirelessly to raise awareness about the insidious plastic soup swirling in the North Pacific, but he has said that cleaning it up is impossible. A scientif... |
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Blind Soldier Sees with His Tongue (17 March 03:33) |
| A British soldier left blind by a grenade in Iraq says his life has been transformed by a new device that allows him to "see" with his tongue. |
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Tech What Does a Black Box Do (16 March 10:17) |
| The cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder provide crucial clues for airline detectives investigating the cause of a plane crash. Jorge Ribas finds out how the devices work. |
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Texting From Beyond The Grave (16 March 03:41) |
| Generally a headstone conveys two very basic facts about the person interred below it - their name plus the two most important dates of their life. Thanks to some new technology, headstones ... |
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Concentrated Solar Goes Small-Scale (15 March 09:19) |
| The concentrated solar concept has been around for a while and is usually found on a giant scale in arid, sunny places. Now that technology is being scaled down and incorporated into a build... |
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How to Move A 900-Ton Generator (15 March 06:00) |
| It took six months to plan the trip to move this monstrous generator 250 miles and one month to transport it. |
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Clothing Plays Music When Touched (13 March 12:47) |
| This is a fun little Friday post. Something lite. Two students from the Swedish School of Textiles in Borås has developed a textile that works like a musical instruments. Sort of. Jeannine ... |
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Designing an Unmanned Chopper for Nuclear Disasters (12 March 08:17) |
| This is Yamaha's RMAX unmanned aerial vehicle, which according to the company's website is "to be used in agriculture for the purpose of crop dusting, and also to serve...for observation/mon... |
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Google Adds Bike Trails to Map Feature (12 March 02:04) |
| I use Google Maps all of the time. Not just to get directions to drive somewhere, but also to find out how far it is to walk somewhere. And there's also a public transit feature, which I don... |
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Brain Scan Can Read Your Thoughts (12 March 01:00) |
| New insights into brain activity could explain how memories are formed and how they change over time. |
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Bridge in the Sky (11 March 09:52) |
| The Hoover Dam Bypass bridge is almost 2,000 feet long, carries four lanes of traffic and a sidewalk, so tourists can get a good view of the dam. |
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China Eyes Combustible Ice for Energy (11 March 01:44) |
| Combustible ice sounds like it belongs in Star Trek--and from the photos it looks that way, too. While the reality isn't that extreme, this energy source does involve high-seas adventure, ph... |
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Real-Life Hurt Locker Bomb Suit (10 March 08:55) |
| I saw the movie, Hurt Locker, and wondered how that bomb suit could protect someone from death. Dvice has a great piece up that explains just that. The so-called explosive ordinance disposal... |
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Electronic Shirt Analyzes Pitchers Throw (10 March 08:28) |
| Just in time for Spring training. This electronic shirt analyzes a baseball pitcher's throw. That could keep the athletes in good form and reduce injuries, which cost the MLB organization $5... |
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Underwear Bomber Could Not Have Blown Up Plane (10 March 07:52) |
| An experiment that detonated a bomb similar to the so-called "underwear bomber's" shows that the plane would have withstood the impact. |
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Recycled Plastic Gets Fairy Godmother (10 March 03:15) |
| A research team from IBM and Stanford announced that they have developed a new, inexpensive method for plastic recycling that could eliminate downcycling, resulting in higher quality product... |
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Malicious Software Turns Your Cell Phone Against You (09 March 05:30) |
| Smart phone malware could tap into your phone's microphone, GPS and even your battery. |
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Malicious Software Turns Your Cell Phone Against Youa (09 March 05:30) |
| Smart phone malware could tap into your phone's microphone, GPS and even your battery. |
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Mini Helicopters Create Flying Display (08 March 08:56) |
| This has got to be one of the coolest ideas I've seen in a while: Miniature helicopters with LED lights flying in a pattern that creates a display in the air. Think of each helicopter acting... |
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How to Reboot Your Corpse (08 March 07:16) |
| Thousands of bodies are already cryonically frozen, waiting for faster computers and medical advances that will undo their cause of death. |
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Squeezing Solar Power From Nanowires (07 March 12:05) |
| Efficient silicon photovoltaics hold so much potential but scaling them up would involve outlandish costs. Researchers at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory developed a new approach t... |
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Tech Earthquake Shake Table Rocks Buildings (06 March 05:41) |
| Building designs are put to the test on the University of California-San Diego shake table, where engineers recreate destructive earthquakes to help make our structures safer and survivable.... |
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Chatting With Strangers (06 March 01:58) |
| I'm not a big fan of anonymity on the Web. I recognize its importance, particularly for people who live in countries with governments that monitor Internet activity. But with anonymity comes... |
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Modular Nuclear Plant Make Mine a Double-Wide (05 March 07:23) |
| Last month, President Obama said he would guarantee federal loans for two new nuclear power plants in Georgia. For nuclear energy advocates, those were welcome words. But it takes billions o... |
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Racing Green on Bamboo Bikes (05 March 06:56) |
| It sounds like the opposite of high-tech engineering, but bamboo bikes are built for high-speed racing. |
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5 Reasons Buildings Fail in Quakes (05 March 12:45) |
| Though the reasons are as varied and unpredictable as earthquakes strikes, there are some common characteristics that put buildings and bridges at risk for failure in the event of a Big One. |
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Epic Iron Beard Gives Mussels Super Strength (05 March 03:15) |
| You may have heard of "Epic Beard Man." Now take a closer look at this mighty mussel's iron beard. |
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Nuclear Plant Put to the Test (05 March 12:10) |
| Following years of questions and debate, the Vermont Senate recently voted to block a license extension for a 38-year-old nuclear power plant in the state, essentially closing it down. Now c... |
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How Roger Eberts Syn Voice Works (04 March 01:53) |
| Voice synthesis has really come a long way. For the longest time, Stephen Hawking's robotic voice, has been the standard. But this week movie critic, Roger Ebert, who lost his jaw and voice ... |
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Top 10 Countries On Nuclear Power (03 March 07:07) |
| For thirty-one countries, nuclear is the power of now. Here are the top ten list of countries betting their economic lives on nuclear energy. |
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Tech Whats a Virtual Colonoscopy (03 March 03:53) |
| Virtual colonoscopies offer a new, less invasive way to get screened for colon cancer. A Cleveland Clinic colorectal surgeon explains how it differs from a traditional procedure. |
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Using Ambient Light to Charge Devices (03 March 01:40) |
| Green inventor Ryan Hess is hoping to take the solar calculator idea to a whole new level. His grid-free Illumi-Charger design aims to charge small USB devices using only ambient light. The ... |
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Tap Your Skin to Dial Your Phone (02 March 07:49) |
| This is freaky future stuff, where you're the interface. That's where electronics are heading, apparently. Researchers have developed a way for people to use their own skin as a keypad or pu... |
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Surf the Web at the Speed of Light (01 March 10:05) |
| A new laser developed by scientists at MIT could make light-speed computing a reality. |
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Mobile Phone App Deletes Embarrassing Text Messages (01 March 04:53) |
| Sent text messages can be deleted on demand or be set to automatically vanish after a specified period. |
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Google Launches Person Finder for Chile Quake (01 March 06:49) |
| On Saturday following news of the 8.8-magnitude earthquake in Chile, Google launched a person-finder web site, similar to the one it launched following the quake in Haiti. The site, located ... |
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Google Launches Person Finder for Chile Quake (01 March 06:49) |
| On Saturday following news of the 8.8-magnitude earthquake in Chile, Google launched a person-finder web site, similar to the one it launched following the quake in Haiti. The site, located ... |
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Google Launches Person Finder for Chile Quake (01 March 06:49) |
| On Saturday following news of the 8.8-magnitude earthquake in Chile, Google launched a person-finder web site, similar to the one it launched following the quake in Haiti. The site, located ... |
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Google Launches Person Finder for Chile Quake (01 March 06:49) |
| On Saturday following news of the 8.8-magnitude earthquake in Chile, Google launched a person-finder web site, similar to the one it launched following the quake in Haiti. The site, located ... |
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