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Apr 03, 2013 11:17 AM EDT

Video Reveals First Inside Look at Massive Sinkhole that Swallowed Florida Man (Video)

You can now get an inside look at the massive sinkhole that swallowed a man from Florida five weeks ago.

Apr 02, 2013 10:37 PM EDT

Synthetic Carbon Anodes Will Boost Mobile Device Lithium-Ion Batteries

A new kind of synthetic carbon anode which is designed to improve the storage capacity of lithium-ion batteries was developed by the start-up company EnerG2, writes the MIT Technology Review.

Apr 02, 2013 02:43 PM EDT

Watch DARPA Robotic Hand Change a Tire Very, Very Slowly (Video)

Watch DARPA's newly created robotic hand change a tire--very, very slowly.

Columbia Engineering Custom Multichannel CMOS Preamplifier Chip

Mar 30, 2013 01:44 AM EDT

Super Fast 60 Ghz Gigabit RF Circuit From Korea Next Revolution in Smartphone Wireless Transfer

Scientists are currently studying the adoption of multi-gigabit per second (Gbps) wireless communication chips, over 100 times faster than a speedy wlan network, that operate at the over 60 gigahertz (GHz) frequency band.

Mar 29, 2013 12:55 PM EDT

New Solar Structure Cools Buildings in Sunlight: A Way to Keep Global Warming at Bay

A new type of solar structure could vastly improve the cooling of buildings in sunlight, and could reduce the energy expenditure that helps contribute to global warming.

Mar 29, 2013 12:19 PM EDT

'Tactile Helmet' Could Provide Firefighters with Ultrasound Sensors to Guide them during Difficult Work Situations

Firefighters left in the dark to help may have a little help from science with a specially-adapted 'tactile helmet' that researchers are hoping to develop that will provide helpful clues in challenging work situations.

Mar 29, 2013 10:40 AM EDT

Robot Ants Mimic Real Colonies: How Ants Always Choose the Shortest Path to Food

Ant robots may reveal how biological ants follow scent trails and always seem to know the most efficient path to a source of food.

scanning electron microscopy image depicts the uniform spherical morphology of nanospheres.

Mar 29, 2013 10:29 AM EDT

Simple Technology to Produce Nanospheres Discovered

A simple and environmentally-friendly process to produce polymer-based nanospheres was developed by a research team at North Dakota State University, Fargo.

Mar 29, 2013 08:35 AM EDT

Transistors Made of DNA and RNA: Stanford's Newly Created Biological Computer

Researchers have taken the first step in creating a biological computer by constructing transistors made of DNA and RNA.

Mar 28, 2013 10:56 PM EDT

Soyuz Blasts off to ISS in Fastest Trip to Space Ever

Three astronauts blasted off from the steppes of Central Asia aboard of Russian Soyuz spacecraft, in a record breaking speed to the International Space Station.

Mar 28, 2013 07:14 PM EDT

Swarm of Robots Could be Future of Medicine and Military, Researcher Says [VIDEO]

British researchers are currently developing robot swarms that could ultimately lead to a better understanding of how a group of machines could work together in order to fulfill any given task, providing insight into how humans can harness the power of machines.

Mar 28, 2013 05:33 PM EDT

Solar Impulse Electric Plane Will Fly Across America

The experimental solar-powered plane Solar Impulse, created by Swiss inventors Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg ,is reportedly headed for the United States where it will fly coast-to-coast. The "Across America" tour lifts off in May, says a report in the Huffington Post.