How does the brain secrete morality?

The Potomac Institute for Policy Studies convened a conference of neuroscientists and philosophers to ponder how our brains generate thoughts about ethics,

Virtual desktop generates manipulable 3D windows

In his internship project at Microsoft Applied Sciences Group, Jinha Lee developed the See Through 3D Desktop --- a 3D hardware/software

Mass production of first flexible, plastic e-ink displays

LG has begun mass production of the world’s first flexible, plastic e-ink display, ExtremeTech reports. The display has a resolution of 1024 x 768 and

New layer of genetic information discovered

A hidden, never-before-recognized layer of information in the genetic code has been uncovered by a team of scientists at the University of California, San

Jupiter's melting heart sheds light on mysterious exoplanet

Jupiter's melting heart sheds light on mysterious exoplanet

MIT unveils 3D solar arrays that produce up to 20 times more energy

MIT researchers have come up with a solar array which can produce much more energy per square foot than traditional flat panels and potentially more efficiently.

Denmark announces plans to produce 100% of its energy from renewable sources by 2050

Here at Inhabitat, we are big fans of Denmark. Not only did they give the world Lego, but they have been innovative green designers and supporters of renewable energy. This week, the Danish government once again threw down the energy gauntlet by pledging to supply 35% of its total energy from renewables by 2020 and 100% by 2050.

Billions of habitable worlds in our galaxy

Could there really be billions of habitable worlds in our galaxy? Learn whether there could really be billions of habitable worlds in our galaxy.

Runaway planets zoom at a fraction of light speed

Seven years ago, astronomers boggled when they found the first runaway star flying out of our galaxy at a speed of 1.5 million miles per hour. The discovery intrigued theorists, who wondered: If a star can get tossed outward at such an extreme velocity, could the same thing happen to planets?

Liquid-like materials may pave way for new thermoelectric devices

In the continual quest for better thermoelectric materials -- which convert heat into electricity and vice versa -- researchers have identified a liquid-like compound whose properties give it the potential to be even more efficient than traditional thermoelectrics.

Groundbreaking, waterless approach to microchip making

The tiny, high-speed computer chips found in every modern electronic device bear little resemblance to their bulky, slow ancestors of decades ago. Different materials, new designs and new production techniques have ensured successive generations of integrated circuits offer ever more performance at lower cost.

Dance like a neutrino: quantum scheme to simulate neutrino oscillations

The behavior of some of the most elusive particles in the known universe can be simulated using three atoms in a lab, researchers say.

New theory on size of black holes: gas-guzzling black holes eat two courses at a time

Astronomers have put forward a new theory about why black holes become so hugely massive -- claiming some of them have no