This camera that sees in real time could mean safer driverless cars and drones
Driverless cars can only react as quickly as the camera sees potential collisions -- the Celex "sees" in real time.
Disney scientists design high-tech room that charges mobile devices wirelessly
Disney Research has designed a room that can start charging compatible mobile devices the moment you walk in.
Researchers just figured out how to make spiders move even faster
A spider-like robot has demonstrated a faster walking pattern than that used by six-legged insects in the wild.
Brown recluse spider's exceptionally strong silk inspires new generation of tough materials
Researchers from Oxford and William & Mary began discovered the spiders use a unique ribbon geometry not found in any other arachnid.
Innovative medical implant uses a magnetic field to deliver drugs
The magnetic implant could help ease treatments for patients required to take many pills or undergo regular intravenous injections.
Powerhouse bacteria decontaminates wastewater and makes energy
Researchers have demonstrated that this unusual bacteria may some day offer a means to decontaminate wastewater.
Researchers build the world's smallest hammer to smash brain cells
The world’s smallest hammer has been created to study the physical, chemical, and biological effects to brain cells when we hit our head.
Open wide! Researchers develop medical sensors powered by stomach acid
Engineers from MIT and Brigham and Women’s Hospital have harnessed the power of stomach acid to keep small ingestible sensors running.
Experience a lot of phantom vibrations? You might be addicted to your smartphone
Some researchers believe "phantom vibrations" -- the false perception that you've received a message -- are a sign of addiction.
Tough as scales: Researchers create protective material inspired by fish skin
In a bid to build flexible and protective gear, researchers turned to nature for inspiration and frequented a fish market for subjects.
A camera that can see visible and infrared light could add depth to images
The ability to capture both infrared and visible light on a single camera sensor could open up possibilities in multiple industries.
Conquering the clutter: Data Civilizer can sift through heaps of information
Data Civilizer helps minimize the grunt work involved in aggregating and organizing big data so scientists can get right to the analysis.
Biologists just created the world’s first stable semi-synthetic organism
Created by a team of bioengineers, the semisynthetic organism has DNA made up of four natural bases and two manmade bases.
Study linking video-game shooting skill to firearm accuracy retracted
Time to schedule some more time at the firing range: Ohio State University has retracted a study linking FPS gameplay to skill with handguns.
Pests begone! BioClay offers a safe and sustainable alternative to pesticides
A research team at the University of Queensland in Australia is developing BioClay, an environmentally sustainable alternative to pesticides.
Astronomers: Two stars will collide in 2022 — and the explosion will be spectacular
Two stars may collide around 2022 and their light will increase 10,000 times to become one of the brightest objects in the night sky.
Hungry worms may help scientists understand mysterious biological forces
By feeding glowing, nanoparticle-laced bacteria to worms, Stanford researchers hope to measure biological forces at play in our bodies.
Researchers say medical implants can be powered by under-the-skin solar cells
Researchers at the University of Bern have shown that solar cells placed under the skin can generate enough energy to power a pacemaker.
IBM's '5 in 5' predicts what crazy scientific inventions may emerge in the next few years
IBM considers what instruments might soon make the invisible visible. The firm's list includes advances in artificial intelligence and imaging.
Self-healing material that can carry current may advance robotics
A team of scientists have created a self-healing, stretchable, see-through material that can carry a current and may help improve various electronics.
Engineers create bio-inspired, silk-based materials with programmable traits
Researchers from Tufts University have re-engineered silk fibers to develop materials that can be programmed to respond to their environment.
More the merrier: Study shows driverless truck platooning saves time and energy
New research shows that simple platooning formations and proximity driving prove to be the most cost- and energy-efficient techniques.
New storage solutions could support high-res, high-speed video
Resolution is often sacrificed for speed, but new research into the way that sensors store data could create more balance between speed and resolution.
Researchers design new test to detect discrimination in AI programs
The Equality of Opportunity in Supervised Learning approach analyzes the decisions that machine-learning programs make to detect discrimination.
New production method may accelerate mass production of graphene
Conventional graphene production methods include a number of complicated steps, but researchers have discovered a way to streamline the process.
Screech! Nanorockets can now be built with braking and steering systems
New research from Radboud University in the Netherlands demonstrates that nanorockets can be fitted with steering systems and brakes.
Gamers learn to control characters strictly through direct brain stimulation
The research may open new doors for noninvasive brain stimulation, prosthetics, and innovative virtual reality experiences.
Earth’s ‘technosphere’ is massive, and could mean problems for the planet
The Earth's technosphere is a system consisting of all man-made structures — from buildings, streets, and landfills to smartphones, clothes, and furniture.
No human touch needed: Computers learn new way to recognize natural sound
A group of researchers at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory have pioneered a new way to teach computers to recognize sound.
H2 … oh my! MIT researchers just discovered a strange new property of water
The discovery came as a surprise to the team of chemical engineers who’d been trying to send electric currents through water in nanotubes.
Cotton coated in graphene-based ink may support a sustainable, cheap wearable
The 2D wonder material graphene has shown so much potential in the lab that the University of Cambridge founded an entire center in its names.
Scientists hack camera to shoot 20 times faster with a filter-like accessory
Laboratory-level microscopic cameras are so fast they are measured in frames per millisecond -- but what if that's still not fast enough?
Protect your favorite hiking trail with the power of an Instagram post
Go ahead and post the picture -- geotagged photos you took during your last hike may one day help policymakers decide which outdoor areas to protect.