Tech

May 09, 2013 08:51 PM EDT

3D-Printed Gun Blueprints Scrubbed From Internet, Already Downloaded 100,000 Times in Just Two Days [VIDEO]

The world's first entirely 3D printed gun is here and its creator didn't want to keep the plans all to himself, and so instead, he posted it online for everyone and anyone. Within the first two days, 100,000 people have already downloaded the files, prompting the State Department to step in and order the removal of the blueprints.

May 09, 2013 03:07 PM EDT

No License Required: Moths Drive A Robot In Lab [VIDEO]

In an effort to study odor-tracking behaviors in animals, researchers in Japan employed a futuristic robotic exoskeleton capable of being driven by a moth.

May 09, 2013 02:10 PM EDT

System to Make Plants Generate Usable Electricity Developed at University of Georgia

Great progress in solar energy technology over the years has made the process more efficient and affordable, but still only a fraction of the solar radiation on Earth is converted to useful energy. In an attempt to close the gap, University of Georgia scientists in search of a novel solution have turned to nature's most efficient consumer of solar energy: plants.

May 09, 2013 01:16 PM EDT

Possible Quantum Computer Is "Really, Really Fast" Compared To Conventional Computing

D-Wave’s self-proclaimed quantum computer is, in the words of Amherst College's Catherine McGeogh, "in some cases, really, really fast."

Do-It-Yourself Invisibility with 3-D Printing

May 07, 2013 05:35 AM EDT

Cheap Invisibility Cloaks Can Be Built Using 3D Printers: Researchers

According to researchers from Duke University, people can make their own invisibility cloaks at home by using 3D printing called stereolithographic fabrication.

May 04, 2013 11:36 AM EDT

Solar Impulse Lands In Phoenix After 19 Hours And Zero Fossil Fuels

After a slow-speed, 19-hour flight the Solar Impulse airplane landed safely early Saturday morning in Phoenix, Ariz, completing the first leg of a historic transcontinental airplane trip using zero fossil fuels.

May 03, 2013 01:41 PM EDT

Solar Impulse: Flying Across America Without A Drop Of Fuel

Early Friday morning on an airport runway near San Francisco, Calif. a plane was given clearance for takeoff on a historic journey across America. The plane, called Solar Impulse, will make its transcontinental journey without using a single drop of fossil fuel.

May 03, 2013 11:52 AM EDT

Paint And Cell Phones Could Generate Energy From The Sun Using Graphene, Scientists Say [VIDEO]

Forget solar panels – the buildings of the future will be powered by their paint if scientists at the University of Manchester have anything to do with it.

May 02, 2013 04:03 PM EDT

Harvard Develops Miniature Robotic Insects Capable of Sustained Flight [VIDEO]

The idea of dozens of miniature, robotic flying insects buzzing overhead sounds just as cool as it does creepy. But no matter how you feel about flying drone bugs, they're here.

May 02, 2013 01:36 PM EDT

DARPA Unveils Robotic Hand Capable Of Using Tweezers [VIDEO]

The Department of Defense has unveiled a robotic hand with dexterity and strength far exceeding that of its claw-like predecessors.

May 02, 2013 11:04 AM EDT

NASA's Newest Rover Headed To Greenland [VIDEO]

NASA’s newest rover isn’t headed for Mars; in fact, it’s not headed into Space at all. The robot known, as GROVER, is tasked with exploring the highest part of Greenland.

May 02, 2013 10:22 AM EDT

3D-Printed Bionic Ear Can Hear Radio Waves

Fred and George Weasley may have met their match in a bionic ear created by scientists at Princeton capable of “hearing” radio frequencies a normal, human ear cannot.

May 01, 2013 01:10 PM EDT

Berkeley Scientists Devise Experiment To Test Whether Antimatter "Falls" Up

For years physicists have wondered if antimatter "falls" up. Then, on Tuesday, a group of physicists published the results of a study designed to measure just that in the journal Nature Communications. The answer, as it turns out, is still unclear. However, the researchers argue, the experiment was not without its successes.

Apr 30, 2013 11:26 AM EDT

Mars Rover Opportunity Goes Into Standby As Commanding Moratorium Ends

While the media’s attention has been focused on the new Mars rover Curiosity, the older Opportunity has been quietly plugging away since January 2004 - that is, until now.

Apr 29, 2013 05:03 PM EDT

Virgin Galactic Completes First Rocket-Powered Flight Of SpaceShipTwo, Says Space Flight By End Of Year Likely

Virgin Galactic completed the first rocket-powered flight of its space vehicle SpaceShipTwo on Monday, marking the company’s entrance into the final phase of testing prior to commercial service into space.