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new printer, worth A$200,000, is a big step up for the VICOSC team

May 17, 2013 10:36 PM EDT

Australian Scientists Use Big Printer to Make Organic Solar Cells

Australian scientists have produced the largest flexible, plastic solar cells of the Southern continent – ten times the size of what they were previously able to – thanks to a new solar cell printer that has been installed at CSIRO.

The worlds largest virtual universe EVE Online turns 10 years old

May 17, 2013 09:53 PM EDT

Worlds Largest Virtual Universe Now Running For 10 Straight Years

The massively multiplayer game EVE Online is special in many ways -- it is possibly one of the biggest social experiments ever, and it is live and growing. The epic online universe is running persistently since exactly 10 years this month, which means that player characters "born" at the launch day ...

May 17, 2013 12:12 PM EDT

Scientists Reveal Shock to the Brain Improves Math Ability: How to Pass Your Algebra Test

Have you ever had trouble with math? Apparently, you just need to shock your brain. Scientists have revealed that a harmless form of brain stimulation can actually improve a person's ability to perform calculations.

May 17, 2013 10:41 AM EDT

Stunning Spring Flowers Self-Assemble in a Beaker as Crystals

It's definitely spring. Leaves are unfurling, birds are singing and chemists have created stunning, self-assembling flowers in a beaker.

May 16, 2013 09:36 PM EDT

Missile Defense System Matures With 23rd Successful Intercept

The US Ballistic Missile Defense system had another successful test this week, with a next-generation Standard Missile-3 Block IB fired from the missile cruiser USS Lake Erie destroying a complex, separating short-range ballistic missile target with a sophisticated separating mock warhead.

May 16, 2013 10:53 AM EDT

Interactive Map Reveals Locations of World's Most Extraordinary and Endangered Species

Some of the world's most unique and extraordinary species are also the most endangered. Now, scientists have created an interactive map that reveals exactly what regions contain the highest concentrations of these species.

May 16, 2013 08:39 AM EDT

NASA and Google Team Up with Speedy D-Wave Quantum Computer

NASA and Google are teaming up to launch a new laboratory that's focused on advancing machine learning, and which will utilize a speedy quantum computer.

X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator launches from the aircraft carrier

May 15, 2013 05:19 PM EDT

Stealth Drone X-47B Launched From Aircraft Carrier

The stealth fighter-bomber drone X-47B, as of now just a technology demonstrator, was successfully catapulted from the flight deck of an aircraft carrier this week and thus becomes the first carrier-capable unmanned aircraft.

May 15, 2013 10:13 AM EDT

Call and Sniff? Japanese Company ChatPerf Sends Scents through Phones (Video)

Could a company make it possible to send scents through your cell phone?

May 15, 2013 09:38 AM EDT

Mining 'Green' Gold: Scientists Discover the Key to Environmentally Friendly Method

Gold mining has often been associated with serious environmental issues. Now, scientists have discovered a way to mine gold that's both environmentally friendly and cheap--by using cornstarch.

Light emitting bridges of germanium can be used for communication between microprocessors.

May 14, 2013 05:28 PM EDT

Germanium Lasers Are Possible, Important Element of Future Photonic Computers

Good news for the computer industry: Swiss researchers have managed to make germanium suitable for lasers, which is important to eventually enable microprocessor components to communicate using light, essentially becoming much faster photonic computers.

May 14, 2013 11:54 AM EDT

Murderers' Hidden Graves Could be Uncovered with New Geophysical Tools

The best way to hide a murder is to hide the evidence. Now, crime stoppers may have new geophysical tools that could help them uncover hidden graves that could hold dozens of bodies.