Repeating Signals From Across Space

  • 11 Sep 2019

FAST has picked up a repeating space signal known as a fast radio burst. Known as FRB 121102: first picked up in 2012 at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico, it's appeared several times since. Its origin remains a mystery. 

Novel Device Creates Electricity From Snowfall

  • 18 Apr 2019

Scientists have designed a first-of-its-kind 3D-printed device that can produce electricity from falling snow. The device designed by U.S. researchers is inexpensive, small, thin and flexible like a sheet of plastic.

The world needs to become circular

  • 28 Feb 2019

New legislation was announced that would require all plastic materials sold in California, US to be reusable, fully recyclable, or compostable by 2030. However governments should think more aggressively about how to fight plastic

Now you can buy "Alexa-enabled smart homes" in U.S.

  • 27 Jan 2019

Amazon has made a deal with a big American home builder, to build "Alexa-enabled smart homes" where you can do a lot more than just adjust your temperature.

6 of the most amazing things that were 3D-printed in 2018

  • 27 Dec 2018

From bridges to cars, 3D printing proved this year that it’s still relevant and exciting.

Harvesting renewable energy from the sun and the outer space

  • 13 Nov 2018

Scientists have demonstrated for the first time that heat from the sun and coldness from outer space can be collected simultaneously with a single device.

First images of the X-ray laser inspire researchers

  • 3 Sep 2018

Less than a year after the world's largest X-ray laser launched in Germany it's showing promise for medical research. Researchers have published the first results: three-dimensional images of protein molecules.

Too Many Massive Stars in Starburst Galaxies, Near and Far

  • 5 Jun 2018

Astronomers have discovered that both starburst galaxies in the early Universe and a star-forming region in a nearby galaxy contain a much higher proportion of massive stars than is found in more peaceful galaxies.

One of the world's largest Arm-based supercomputer deployments

  • 8 May 2018

The three supercomputer clusters are located at the University of Edinburgh, the University of Bristol and the University of Leicester, and will run more than 12,000 Arm-based cores.

US Company Goes Big on Wind Power with Massive New Turbines

  • 6 Mar 2018

General Electric says it’s ready to build the world’s biggest offshore wind turbine, a structure stretching to skyscraper heights and capable of powering more homes than any current rivals.

Australian Scientists Create Super Thin Material With Simple New Method

  • 27 Oct 2017

Researchers have discovered a simple technique to make atomically thin flakes of material. The breakthrough, published in Science, is expected to lead to faster, more energy efficient electronics.

All 14,000 NY, USA Taxis Could Be Replaced with 3,000 Rideshare Cars

  • 5 Jan 2017

A real-time algorithm illustrates all possible trip combinations and then assigns the best vehicle for each trip.

Physicists build ultra-powerful accelerator magnet

  • 8 Apr 2016

The next generation of cutting-edge accelerator magnets is no longer just an idea. Recent tests revealed that the United States and CERN have successfully co-created a prototype superconducting accelerator magnet that is much more powerful than those currently inside the Large Hadron Collider.

Glimpses at Windows for the Hyperloop at SXSW

  • 16 Mar 2016

During SXSW this year, people gathered to hear about a mysterious giant tube that will move people from place to place in the future.

Scientists Have Created Functional Sperm From Stem Cells

  • 26 Feb 2016

Scientists from China have made history by taking a cell that's not a sperm cell and then used it to create a live animal. A similar technique could be used one day to treat infertility in humans.