NASA: Asteroid Apophis Will Not Strike Earth By Wolfgang Gruener published 15 January 13 NASA scientist ruled out the possibility that the asteroid Apophis will strike Earth in a flyby in 2036.
The Matrix Can Be Tested: Do We Live in Computer Sim? By Wolfgang Gruener published 2 January 13 Have you ever wondered whether there was some possibility that the vision laid out in the Matrix movies could be real?
MIT Discovers Third Kind of Magnetism By Wolfgang Gruener published 24 December 12 Scientists at MIT announced that they have found and demonstrated the existence "a fundamentally new kind of magnetic behavior" that could make its way into new computer memory devices.
Japan Leads Race To Build Next Particle Smasher By Wolfgang Gruener published 23 December 12 It appears that Fermilab in Batavia, Illinois, will not be able to secure the funding to build the International Linear Collider (ILC) as the potential successor of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN.
Rice Researchers Build Plant-Based Cathode For Li-ion Batteries By Wolfgang Gruener published 17 December 12 Rice researchers discovered that the perennial climbing madder plant can be used as a source for purpurin, an organic dye that can be turned into a highly effective, natural cathode for lithium-ion batteries.
Researchers Create 22nm Indium Gallium Arsenide Transistors By Wolfgang Gruener published 13 December 12 Indium gallium arsenide is gaining traction as a potential successor of silicon in semiconductors.
Virtual Reality, a Solution For America's Obesity Problem? By Wolfgang Gruener published 12 November 12 Could an attractive avatar convince you to moderate your eating style?
MIT Connects to Biological Power Supply in Your Inner Ear By Wolfgang Gruener published 11 November 12 There is an untapped power source in your inner ear.
How Paintballs Could Force an Asteroid Off Course By Wolfgang Gruener published 30 October 12 Asteroids that are on a collision course with earth may not need a nuclear explosion to be forced on an different path.
SpaceX Dragon Successfully Ends First Mission By Wolfgang Gruener published 30 October 12 NASA and SpaceX successfully completed their first contracted cargo space flight.
Felix Baumgartner's Jump Recreated with LEGO By Jane McEntegart published 16 October 12 Unfortunately, we doubt this little guy broke any records.
Stanford Scientists Create ''Biological Internet'' By Wolfgang Gruener published 1 October 12 Bioengineers at Stanford University have created a communication network to send commands to and from cells within a biological body.
Developers Envision a Space Time Crystal for Eternity By Wolfgang Gruener published 30 September 12 Researchers at Berkeley Lab of the U.S. Department of Energy National Laboratory have come forward with the idea to build the first space time crystal.
No Health Risks From Cell Phones... But Still Be Cautious By Wolfgang Gruener published 29 September 12 Research reports discussing the potential health risks are about as old as those that deny such claims, both of which are about as old as the wireless communication industry itself.
Quantum Computers: Ions Travel at 100 MPH in Ion Traps By Douglas Perry published 10 September 12 Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) demonstrated a way to rapidly accelerate ions over a short distance and bring them to a sudden stop. The researchers believe the discovery can be useful in future quantum computers.
Researcher Proposes Noise Cancellation Tech for Use in Cars By Douglas Perry published 9 September 12 Researchers at the University of Cincinnati say they have developed a technology that would use rapid sound waves to counter sudden noises heard in a car.
LG Researchers Create Wire-Like Batteries By Tuan Mai published 7 September 12 LG scientists create rugged cable-shaped batteries that can be coiled and knotted.
Spinach Can Give Silicon a Power Boost By Wolfgang Gruener published 6 September 12 Some good news that will back up your power claims in spinach with your kids.
Researchers Decipher Neural Code of Vision By Wolfgang Gruener published 2 September 12 Researchers at Cornell University claim to have found the neural code to restore vision for those to have lost their vision due to retina defects.
Researchers Believe Nanoresonators Could Fix Dropped Calls By Wolfgang Gruener published 2 September 12 Scientists at Purdue University believe that nanoresonators might be useful to reduce the number of dropped calls, busy signals and negatively impacted data downloads in cellphones and other mobile devices.