- By Tudor Vieru
- November 5th, 2013
First Helium-Filled Hard Drive Hits the Market, Holds 50 Percent More Data
The gas significantly reduces friction within the drive itself
- By Tudor Vieru
- November 4th, 2013
Miniature Black Hornet Drone Unveiled at Military Expo
The instrument can be operated effectively by a single soldier
- By Tudor Vieru
- November 4th, 2013
Letting Errors Slip Could Lead to Faster Computers
New framework for processing data could also be more energy-efficient
- By Tudor Vieru
- October 31st, 2013
SpaceX Founder Proposes New Vehicle for Mass Transport
The Hyperloop would travel from L.A. to San Francisco in 35 minutes
- By Sebastian Pop
- February 27th, 2013
Rare Look at True Invisibility Cloak – Video
It is made of two optical crystals that are found in nature
- By Sebastian Pop
- February 14th, 2013
Scientists Give Lab Rats a Sixth Sense via Implants
Implants let the animals detect light in the infrared spectrum
- By Sebastian Pop
- January 26th, 2013
Working Tractor Beam Invented, It's Very Small Though
Scientists only tug very tiny particles, but at least they proved the concept is viable
- By Sebastian Pop
- November 14th, 2012
Brain-Machine Interface Controls Humanoid Robot Successfully – Video
Allows people to transfer their consciousness, so to speak
- By Sebastian Pop
- October 11th, 2012
Bonn Scientists Can Test If We Live in The Matrix or Not
A test exploits an inherent feature of simulations: discretization
- By Sebastian Pop
- October 8th, 2012
US Air Force Really Did Design a Flying Saucer
Files concerning “USAF Project 1794” have been declassified
- By Tudor Vieru
- October 2nd, 2012
Landsat Data Make Their Way onto Postal Stamps
USPS introduces new stamps to mark upcoming Landsat mission
- By Tudor Vieru
- September 24th, 2012
New Technique Determines When LED Need Replacing
Figuring this out is currently very difficult to do
- By Tudor Vieru
- September 24th, 2012
New, Wearable Sensor Creates 3D Maps of Buildings [Video]
The device could come in handy for emergency situations
- By Tudor Vieru
- September 20th, 2012
Dual Auditory Prosthetics Enable Binaural Processing in Deaf People
Traditionally, deaf patients only receive a single implant
- By Tudor Vieru
- September 19th, 2012
Improving 3D Printers to Produce Stronger Objects
Thus far, the things they manufacture tend to be rather fragile
- By Tudor Vieru
- September 11th, 2012
Sensitive Robotic Arm Developed at Harvard University
The device can pick up a flower without turning it into paste
- By Tudor Vieru
- September 10th, 2012
Water-Based Computing Could Be the Way of the Future
Experts say that computers don't have to run on electricity