Computing with time travel?

Why send a message back in time, but lock it so that no one can ever read the contents? Because it may be the key to solving currently intractable problems.

Wolf 1061c:Closest potentially habitable exoplanet ever Discovered

The astronomers who found it think the planet is rocky and resides within the habitable zone -- close enough to its host star to host liquid water.

The Horsehead Nebula

The Horsehead Nebula is one of the most famous nebulae on the sky. It is visible as the dark indentation to the red emission nebula in the center of the above photograph.

36 Countries Launch Global Alliance to Promote Geothermal Energy

Monday marked the official start day for the Global Geothermal Alliance to begin its promotion of geothermal energy within developing economic regions. The

Toronto Hydro to Launch World's First Underwater Energy Storage System

Located 3 km off Toronto Island and in 55 m of water, sits the first ever underwater compressed air energy storage system.

Super-Materials: The Foundation of the Future

Today, much has changed when it comes to metals and materials in general, but one thing remains the same: It's advancement in this industry that drives innovations and breakthroughs everywhere else.

Nanotechnology breakthrough revolutionizes laser printing

Nanowerk, the leading nanotechnology portal, is committed to educate, inform and inspire about nanotechnologies, nanosciences, and other emerging techs

Scientists are trialling 'hydricity' - a new power source that combines solar energy and hydrogen

  • 16 Dec 2015

An international team of scientists has come up with a new type of energy system they're calling 'hydricity', which combines the power of sunlight with hydrogen fuel.

XXL Hunt for Galaxy Clusters

Observations from ESO telescopes provide crucial third dimension in probe of Universe's dark side. ESO telescopes have provided an international team of astronomers with the gift of the

The quantum computing era is coming - fast

Processors using quantum mechanics are reportedly achieving much greater problem-solving speed.

Electron 'Lifespan' Is At Least 5 Quintillion Times The Age Of The Universe

Basic physics suggests that electrons are essentially immortal. A fascinating experiment recently failed to overthrow this fundamental assumption.

It's a Deal! Pact Approved to Stop Global Warming

A deal to attempt to limit the rise in global temperatures to less than 2C has been agreed at the climate change summit in Paris.

Scientists teach computers how to learn like humans

US scientists create a computer model that enables computers to recognise and draw simple alphabet symbols that are indistinguishable from those created by humans.