Tech Archive
11 June 2013, 06:17 PM ET
Moving rare earth mining back to the United States.
11 June 2013, 02:36 PM ET
Eager for a little recognition, professionals can be easy targets for scammers.
11 June 2013, 10:38 AM ET
Water could be the key to cheaper and greener batteries.
10 June 2013, 04:11 PM ET
Consumer-friendly 3D printer maker, Makerbot, has moved to a bigger Brooklyn shop.
10 June 2013, 12:21 PM ET
Nanotechnology emulates a South American insect's wings.
10 June 2013, 07:54 AM ET
Science has caught up with, or overturned, some of the iconic film's claims.
10 June 2013, 07:38 AM ET
The brain is a complex organ, but scientists have developed sophisticated tools for studying it.
08 June 2013, 10:34 PM ET
07 June 2013, 11:57 AM ET
In this video fly ash (a waste product of coal plants) is used with zeolites to remove oil from water cleanly and easily. The oil can even be returned to a processing plant for reuse.
06 June 2013, 07:19 PM ET
Harnessing sun’s energy presents challenges to existing power networks.
06 June 2013, 05:11 PM ET
Jared Frank and other engineering students at NYU-Poly have created Caesar, a humanoid robot built with off the shelf and 3D printed parts and programmed using open source software with the intent of helping people with limited mobility.
06 June 2013, 04:24 PM ET
The robotic bird is so lifelike it even fools hawks.
06 June 2013, 04:03 PM ET
These intrepid recon machines send 3D maps to emergency workers in real time.
06 June 2013, 03:32 PM ET
A new record in "heralding efficiency" means detecting entangled particles is easier than ever.
06 June 2013, 03:03 PM ET
Inspired by horse anatomy, this orthotic puts a spring back into your step.
06 June 2013, 11:12 AM ET
Using web controlled LEDs, Sunn Light's LED can automatically find its location and recreate the same light as the sun outside, slowly increasing in intensity in the morning and dimming at night, or manually set to a different location.
06 June 2013, 08:21 AM ET
This physics first may be a step toward spintronics.
05 June 2013, 06:31 PM ET
Kicks on the field power lights at home.
05 June 2013, 05:45 PM ET
Norwegian project to bring broadband to the far north would aid industry and shipping.
05 June 2013, 04:07 PM ET
Japan's new maglev train should be ready by 2027.
05 June 2013, 01:33 PM ET
Control TV, temperature and lights with a wave of your hand.
05 June 2013, 01:00 PM ET
A new, light-based microscope has unprecedented resolution that can reveal the vibrations of individual bonds between atoms
05 June 2013, 01:00 PM ET
A new technique has allowed scientists to peer inside individual molecules, watching the vibration of bonds between atoms.