Engineers have demonstrated a thin, scalable invisibility cloak that can adapt to different types and sizes of objects.
A humanoid robot just explored its first shipwreck. The OceanOne, developed by a team at Stanford University, had its first real-world test recently when it surveyed the wreckage of La Lune, a 17th century ship that sunk near the southern coast of France.
World's highest efficiency rating achieved for CZTS thin-film solar cells.
A new paper shows that the recent discoveries of exoplanets combined with a broader approach to the question makes it possible to assign a new empirically valid probability to whether any other advanced technological civilizations have ever existed.
Researchers have created a programmable DNA thermometer that is 20,000x smaller than a human hair. One of the main advantages of using DNA to engineer molecular thermometers is that DNA chemistry is relatively simple and programmable.
The capture of a burst of high-energy neutrinos from a far-off galaxy heralds a new era in astrophysics.
Parents' beliefs about whether failure is a good or a bad thing guide how their children think about their own intelligence, according to new research. The research indicates that it's parents' responses to failure, and not their beliefs about intelligence, that are ultimately absorbed by their kids.
Extreme heat is a growing hazard for cities around the world. A case study on Louisville, Kentucky offers recommendations that could significantly reduce the number of people who die annually from heat-related causes
The bold announcement from private spaceflight company occurred on April 27th, 2016 via their social feeds. They plan on launching the 'Red Dragon' spacecrafts atop Falcon 9 Heavy rockets, that are still under development.
Cows account for at least 10 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions and growing just one pound of beef requires almost 2,000 gallons of water. In light of such negative costs, the Danish Council of Ethics recently proposed to tax red meat.
Three colliding spiral galaxies 1.8 billion light years from Earth have produced a monster black hole weighing in at 3 billion times the mass of the Sun
Germany appears poised to implement significant incentives to encourage the purchase of electric cars. This week, the German government announced an incentive program that will include rebates for both electric cars and plug-in hybrids.
It will save people millions of hours wasted during travel and increase the productivity of individuals
By the end of the summer, IKEA branded solar panels will be available for purchase online and in UK stores for those who want to cut their electric bills.
The project is expected to raise investment of over $1 trillion.
