Tech

Jul 18, 2013 02:57 AM EDT

Iknife can Sniff Tumors, Make Risky Cancer Surgeries Easier

An intelligent knife that can detect cancerous tissues from non-cancerous ones has been developed by researchers at the Imperial College London.

At 30 meters across, the TMT will have 144 times the light collecting area of the Hubble and have spatial resolution at near-infrared and longer wavelengths that best the Hubble by a factor of 10.

Jul 17, 2013 04:23 PM EDT

Thirty Meter Telescope to be Most Powerful Telescope in History [VIDEO]

By 2022, the most massive, powerful telescope in the history of the world will be in operation in Hawaii on the dormant volcano Mauna Kea, taking unprecedented images of deep outer space.

Jul 16, 2013 04:54 PM EDT

New Technology Tracks Species by Their Sounds

A new cyber infrastructure developed by scientists enables real-time acoustic recording and automatic species identification in remote locations of the world, offering anyone in the world quick and easy access of not only what creatures inhabit a given area, but how many of them there are - a key to measuring nature's response to on-going climate change and human invasion.

An Air Force pilot performs a pre-flight inspection of a

Jul 16, 2013 10:48 AM EDT

Distorted GPS Signals Can Accurately Measure Hurricane Wind Speed

Severe weather has often been the bane of GPS navigation systems, causing countless and unwanted communications disruptions en route. But scientists have now learned how to at least get some benefit from the inconvenience by figuring out how to use the distorted GPS signals to measure wind speed, a feat that reseachers say will enable more accurate measurements of hurricane winds.

Jul 16, 2013 04:45 AM EDT

World's Best Artificial Intelligence System is as Smart as a Four-Year-Old

A new study on the accuracy of one of the world's best artificial intelligence (AI) systems has shown that it is as smart as a four-year-old. However, the AI system lacks commonsense, researchers said.

Jul 15, 2013 07:33 PM EDT

NASA's New Kind of Breathing Tanks Could Make Mining and Space Exploration Safer

A technology used by NASA to protect crews working around hazardous gases soon could soon become part of a number of life-saving applications for those venturing both far beneath and above the Earths' surface, the agency announced.

Jul 14, 2013 05:58 PM EDT

DARPA's Atlas Humanoid Robot Revealed

At six feet and 330 pounds, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's (DARPA) Atlas is one of the most advanced humanoids ever made and is the system teams will use to compete in this year's DARPA Robotics Challenge (DRC).

Jul 12, 2013 09:13 PM EDT

Meet Atlas, The Ultimate Firefighter in Rescue Mission Impossible to Humans

He is a hydraulically powered robot and they call him Atlas. The Pentagon-financed humanoid robot was unveiled to the public today.

Jul 12, 2013 02:54 PM EDT

Smart Diaper Warns Against Dehydration, UTIs and Kidney Problems

Smart diapers may not warn against heavy traffic or bad weather, but the can inform parents regarding their child's health, whether it be dehydration, a urinary tract infection or kidney problems.

The bottom corner of a piece of graphene penetrates a cell membrane. Mechanical properties — rough edges, sharp corners — can make graphene dangerous to human cells. Scale bar represents two microns

Jul 11, 2013 01:15 PM EDT

Jagged Graphene Can Rip Human Cells Apart

A jagged piece of graphene - the one-atom-thick supermaterial - is able to cut open human cells, an enlightening find that may be an alarm of future hazards as researchers try to further their understanding of the material.

Jul 09, 2013 07:34 PM EDT

Scientists Devise Way to build 3-D Structures Out of Liquid Metal [VIDEO]

Through the development of three-dimensional printing technology and techniques, researchers from North Carolina State University have discovered a way to create free-standing structures made of liquid metal at room temperature.

Jul 09, 2013 03:32 AM EDT

Flexible Sensor Could Make Artificial Skin More Sensitive to Touch, Humidity

Researchers have found a way to make a flexible sensor that can be embedded in artificial skin or e-skin. The sensor is made using gold particles and a certain kind of resin. Scientists say that people with the new prosthetics could feel changes in the environment via the e-skin.

Jul 08, 2013 07:39 PM EDT

NASA's Polar Rover Passes Latest Test With Some Difficulty

NASA has a new rover but this time it's destination, though at times as other-worldly as Mars, is much more local. Named GROVER, which stands for both Greeland Rover and Goddard Remotely Operated Vehicle for Exploration and Research, the robot is headed for the polar regions.

Jul 08, 2013 01:36 PM EDT

SpaceX's Grasshopper Rocket Lands Safely After Reaching New Heights [VIDEO]

SpaceX's reusable rocket prototype reached a new height of 1,066 feet (325 meters), or roughly the height of the Chrysler Building in New York City, before returning safely back to its launchpad in its latest trial run.

Jul 08, 2013 04:23 PM EDT

All-Optical Transistor Could Pave the Way for Optical Computers

Researchers have created an all-optical transistor capable of being switched on and off by a single photon, or light particle - an impressive demonstration of physics that arguably places scientists one step closer to the complete harnessing of optical computing, the act of using light rather than electricity to perform calculations.