SpaceX is launching a supercomputer to the International Space Station

For the year-long experiment, astronauts will install the computer inside a rack in the Destiny module of the space station.

Australia will be home to world's largest single-tower solar thermal power plant

A project planned for super sunny South Australia will be the world's largest single solar thermal tower power plant when it's completed in 2020.

Superconductivity research reveals potential new state of matter

A potential new state of matter is being reported with research showing that among superconducting materials in high magnetic fields, the phenomenon of electronic symmetry breaking is common.

Researchers 3-D print first truly microfluidic 'lab on a chip" devices

Researchers at BYU are the first to 3-D print a viable microfluidic device small enough to be effective at a scale much less than 100 micrometers.

Exotic quantum states made from light

Physicists create optical 'wells' for a super-photon for the first time.

How Humans Will Connect with the Internet of Things

Our relationship with computation will be much more intimate as we enter the age of wearables.

Google's Waymo patents 'soft' self-driving cars

Google's Waymo has patented a technology that will make its self-driving cars soft on the outside if it comes across a situation where there is a possibility of an accident with a human.

TRAPPIST-1 Planetary System Translated Directly Into Music

A numerical simulation of TRAPPIST-1 is used to play a piano note every time a planet passes in front of the star and a drum every time a faster inner planet overtakes its outer neighbor.

Nasa's Cassini spacecraft to begin final journey around Saturn

Nasa’s Cassini spacecraft is set to commence its final five orbits around Saturn, marking the final phase of its exploration mission of the planet.

New handheld spectral analyzer uses power of smartphone to detect disease

Researchers have developed technology that enables a smartphone to perform lab-grade medical diagnostic tests that typically require large, expensive instruments.

Climate Change Could Make South Asia Too Hot for Human Survival by 2100

A fifth of the world’s population lives in the region, where heat and humidity is expected to exceed the upper level of human survivability.

Liquid Cremation May Be the Best Way to Sustainable Burial

California, US legislators are considering a bill that would allow state funeral homes to start dissolving bodies in a chemical bath by 2020.

There Could be 100 Million Black Holes in our Galaxy Alone

A new study by a team from US indicates that black hole mergers could be very common, which has implications for the study of black holes and gravitational waves.

Smart windows that go from clear to dark in under a minute

Engineers have developed dynamic windows that can switch from transparent to opaque or back again in under a minute and do not degrade over time.