This Phone Turns Sunshine Into Power

The sun rises and sets 365 times in most years. In that time, Kyocera figured out how to harness more of the sun to help power a smartphone.

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.

ATLASGAL survey of Milky Way completed

A spectacular image of the Milky Way has been released to mark the completion of the APEX Telescope Large Area Survey of the Galaxy (ATLASGAL).

" Art makes us human, music makes us human, and I deeply feel that science makes us human "
- Brian Greene -

Scientists turn skin cells into stem cells that kill brain cancer

Scientists have turned skin cells into stem cells that can hunt down and destroy the deadly remains inevitably left behind when a glioblastoma is removed.

Boston Dynamics' Atlas: A Bipedal Robot with Smooth Moves

The technology in Atlas, the bipedal robot from Boston Dynamics, could change the future of disaster response and household ‘bots alike.

Breakthrough: Quantum dot solids could revolutionize electronics

Scientists at Cornell University have made a discovery that rivals the single-crystal silicon wafer in significance.

Luxury Home With a Small Footprint

Australia-based Austin Maynard Architects have recently completed a luxury home in Melbourne called That House. It's ultra modern and very sustainable, with a footprint of about half that of the surrounding houses. The home is also powered by solar energy, and features a rainwater collection system.

DNA 'Trojan horse' smuggles drugs into resistant cancer cells

Drug-resistant leukemia cells absorb a drug and die, when the drug is hidden inside a capsule made of folded up DNA.

Adjusting the EU's climate targets to meet the Paris Agreement

The global temperature rise must be kept below +2°C by the end of the century to avoid catastrophic climate change.

New 3D cartoon Planet Blue uses laughter and adventure to help kids save the planet

A new 3D cartoon, Planet Blue, will help parents strike that balance by combining laughter and heart-pounding adventures with a positive attitude about our ability to save the planet.

" “The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion that stands at the cradle of true art and true science.” "
- Albert Einstein -

Quantum processes control accurately to several attoseconds

An international team of scientists including MSU physicists succeeded in proving that control over quantum processes accurately to several attoseconds (one billionth of a billionth of a second) is possible. The details of the experiment are described in an article published in the latest issue of Nature Photonics.

8 homes that generate more energy than they consume

We've rounded up eight plus-energy homes that can produce more energy than they need, with some so powerful that they can even light up the house next door.