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'The Hubble Cantata' Weds Live Music with VR Views of the Cosmos
July 25, 2016 | ArticleA live event combining virtual reality and musical performance in Brooklyn will be — literally — out of this world.
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Ultrathin Electric 'Tattoo' Can Monitor Muscles and More
July 22, 2016 | ArticleResearchers have developed a thin, flexible electrode that can measure electrical signals on the skin after being applied like a temporary tattoo.
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This Robot Is Part Sea Slug
July 20, 2016 | ArticleSea slugs might be the future of organic robotics.
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Create 3D Animations with the Stroke of a Pen
July 19, 2016 | ArticleJust the stroke of a pen or the click of a mouse and you can become a 3D animator.
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Solar Plane Zooms Over Egypt's Pyramids on Historic Flight
July 18, 2016 | ArticleA solar-powered airplane buzzed the pyramids in Egypt, flying over the iconic, haze-cloaked monuments, during the most recent leg of its historic journey around the world.
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Storing Data on the Atomic Scale - Rewritable Device Built | Video
July 18, 2016 | VideoDelft University of Technology researchers combined a copper surface with chlorine atoms to build a device with "information density as high as 500 terabits per square inch."
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Tiny 'Atomic Memory' Device Could Store All Books Ever Written
July 18, 2016 | ArticleA new "atomic memory" device that encodes data atom by atom can store hundreds of times more data than current hard disks can, a new study finds.
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'Dragon Silk' Armor Could Protect US Troops
July 15, 2016 | ArticleGenetically modified silkworms that spin special fibers, known as "Dragon Silk," could soon be used to protect soldiers in the U.S. Army, its manufacturer, Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, announced this week.
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Iris Scans to Replace Fingerprints
July 15, 2016 | ArticleAn FBI pilot program to scan prisoners' eyes is under way in California, Texas and Missouri.
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Shoe-Wearing Robot's No Flatfoot — It Walks Like a Person
July 15, 2016 | ArticleA bipedal robot puts its best foot forward, stepping with a heel-toe motion that mimics human locomotion more closely than flat-footed robot walkers.
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