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Could we soon send emails 'telepathically'? Scientist transmits message into the mind of a colleague 5,000 miles away using brain waves.
Some Minnesotan suburbanites have got a handy neighbor.
I can see my house from here! And my dog. And the tomato plants in the garden.
For tinkerers and people who love programming complicated projects, devices like the Raspberry Pi and Arduino are amazing, but for those without technical knowledge, they can be a terrifying proposition.
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A solution to the longstanding mystery of why rocks move erratically across an isolated patch of California's Death Valley finally emerged on Thursday, when researchers published a study showing the driving force was sheets of wind-driven ice.
If bacteria in our microbiome extend our ability to digest physiologically incompatible foods ? or at least tolerate them to the degree that they don?t outright kill us ? then this may explain why there is such a wide variability in responses to gl
Tip of the hat to Ernest Hancock, and the DP's Joη for this great article.
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As helium is cooled to lower and lower temperatures, greater and greater fractions of it demonstrate quantum effects.
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How schools kill creativity Sir Ken Robinson makes an entertaining and profoundly moving case for creating an education system that nurtures (rather than undermines) creativity.
It may soon be time to say "so long" to silicon solar panels.
Makers of surveillance systems are offering governments across the world the ability to track the movements of almost anybody who carries a cellphone, whether they are blocks away or on another continent.
Chinese eye 'supercavitation' technology as future of underwater travel
According to market-based research firm IDTechEx, the medical and dental market for 3D-printers is set to grow from US$141 million to $868 million by the year 2025.
Are people dumber than they used to be? Were previous generations mentally sharper than us?
Researchers at the University of Texas (UT) Southwestern Medical Center have developed a technique that corrects a mutation leading to Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD).
Researchers working at Michigan State University (MSU) have created a completely transparent solar collector which is so clear that it could replace conventional glass in windows.
Are people dumber than they used to be? Were previous generations mentally sharper than us?
A new emissions-free device created by scientists at Stanford University uses an ordinary 1.5-volt battery to split water into hydrogen and oxygen at room temperature, potentially providing a low-cost method to power fuel cells in zero-emissions vehi
esla's critically acclaimed all-electric Model S sedan can travel roughly 265 miles on a single charge, according to the EPA, but CEO Elon Musk last month said "it will be possible to have a 500-mile range car," adding "in fact, we could do it quite
Scientists Claim That Quantum Theory Proves Consciousness Moves To Another Universe At Death. Lanza points to the structure of the universe itself, and that the laws, forces, and constants of the universe appear to be fine-tuned for life, implying in
Humans are not newcomers when it comes to messing around with nature. While we haven't created Frankenstein's monster yet, what we do messes with the natural world.
Think of it this way: You're at home, you want something, you print it.
Crowdsourcing helps shed light on a half-century mystery.
We're doing so much better than teens in the 1950s.
With its Vindskip (or Windship), the Norwegian designers at Lade AS have come up with an intriguing concept for a partly wind-powered "hybrid" merchant ship.