- By Laura Sinpetru
- March 30th, 2015
Drops Give Biochem Researcher Night Vision, Also Seriously Creepy Eyes
Gabriel Licina says the drops allowed him to see in the dark at a distance of over 50 meters (nearly 165 feet)
- By Laura Sinpetru
- March 27th, 2015
Here's How Long It Would Take to Fall All the Way Through the Earth
Physics student calculates how long it would take to fall through a tunnel connecting two opposite sides of the planet
- By Laura Sinpetru
- March 25th, 2015
Science-Made Chocolate Promises to Be Both Tastier and More Nutritious
Researchers claim to have found a way to make the already divine treat we call chocolate sweeter and more nutritious
- By Laura Sinpetru
- March 25th, 2015
Woolly Mammoth DNA Successfully Inserted in Living Elephant Cells
The end goal of the experiments is to figure out a way to use genetic engineering to bring woolly mammoths back to life
- By Laura Sinpetru
- March 24th, 2015
Scientists Actually Want to Mine Poop for Gold, Other Valuable Metals
Apparently, buckets of gold and plenty of other precious metal end up at wastewater treatment plants every year
- By Laura Sinpetru
- March 24th, 2015
Real-Life Star Wars: Boeing Patents Laser-Made Force Field
Technically, the patent is for what Boeing calls a system for shockwave attenuation via electromagnetic arc
- By Laura Sinpetru
- March 21st, 2015
Bet You Had No Idea a Simple Pencil-Drawn Line Makes a Sensor
Scientists say lines drawn with a pencil on a regular sheet of paper can be used as a sensor, albeit a very simple one
- By Laura Sinpetru
- March 21st, 2015
Scientists Want to Build Cars That Fail to Start If the Driver Is Drunk
Investigation shows such vehicles could prevent well over 59,000 deaths in the US alone over a 15-year period
- By Laura Sinpetru
- March 20th, 2015
Scientists Literally Bend Light, Make It Steer Around Tight Curves
The researchers behind this experiment expect their work will pave the way for the emergence of new, better electronics
- By Laura Sinpetru
- March 19th, 2015
Particle Smasher Could Find Parallel Universes in Extra Dimensions
Physicists say the Large Hadron Collider, the world's largest particle smasher, could reveal alternate realities
- By Laura Sinpetru
- March 17th, 2015
Science-Made Wine Promises to Do Away with Hangover Headaches
Genetically engineered yeast has the potential to boost the health benefits of wine, rid the world of hangovers
- By Laura Sinpetru
- March 17th, 2015
Scientists Get Busy Trying to Clone a Woolly Mammoth, No Joke
This Monday, the researchers working on this project collected bone tissue samples from a mammoth corpse found in 2013
- By Laura Sinpetru
- March 13th, 2015
Energy Sent Wirelessly Over 500 Meters (1,640 Feet), Used to Power LEDs
The insanely cool experiment was carried out by scientists with Japanese company Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
- By Laura Sinpetru
- March 12th, 2015
“Terminator” Liquid Metal Robot Kind of, Sort of Created in the Lab
Scientists in China create liquid metal droplet able to move on its own and squeeze through labyrinths
- By Tudor Vieru
- April 22nd, 2014
Old Tires Can Be Used to Make New Roads
Researchers are experimenting with new asphalt enhancers
- By Tudor Vieru
- April 11th, 2014
NASA to Study the Effects of Jet Engines Burning Alternative Fuels
A series of atmospheric flights will be conducted with international partners
- By Tudor Vieru
- April 8th, 2014
Penny-Sized Micro-Robots for Emergency Rescue Under Development
These minute devices would operate in a swarm, developers say