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Apr 08, 2013 02:34 PM EDT

Inspired By Trees, Researchers Use Standing Nanowires To Develop Super-efficient Solar Cells [VIDEO]

A new concept in solar technology is poised to make a huge impact on the affordability of solar energy by blending cutting-edge techniques in nanoengineering with a design as old as the trees. To come up with a working solar panel that uses 10,000 times less material than traditional models without sacrificing efficiency professor Anna Fontcuberta, of the Swiss technology institute école polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne, looked up, to the trees themselves.

Apr 08, 2013 01:11 PM EDT

Company Debuts World's First Hybrid Ocean Robot [VIDEO]

Liquid Robotics debuted Monday the Wave Glider SV3, the world's first hybrid wave and solar propelled unmanned ocean robot, and with it, the technology to explore portions of the world previously too challenging or costly.

Apr 08, 2013 09:26 AM EDT

Boston Dynamics Reveals Humanoid PETMAN that's Wearing Protective Clothing [Video]

Boston Dynamics has now shown a type of robot- dressed up in hazmat suit and gas mask- that can walk, jump and even sweat like a human. The humanoid will be used to test for protective clothing in dangerous environment.

Apr 05, 2013 05:35 PM EDT

Growing Bones By 'Kicking' Stem Cells Shows Medical Promise

An unlikely alliance between cell biologists and astrophysicists have developed a technique that can generate bone tissue from stem cells.

Apr 05, 2013 01:41 PM EDT

Spark In Your Step: Paris Marathon Runners Will Generate Electricity With Pavgen System

Runners of the Paris Marathon will generate electricity through their footsteps as they run along a portion of the Champs Elysees covered in energy-harvesting Pavgen tiles.

Apr 05, 2013 09:53 AM EDT

Science can See Your Dreams

Researchers from Japan have found a way to see what people are dreaming about. In a study, they were able to categorize what people saw in their dreams with 60 percent accuracy, according to media reports.

an artificial tissue made using 3 D printing capable of folding itself

Apr 05, 2013 04:06 AM EDT

Oxford University Scientists Build 3-D Printer Capable of Printing Synthetic Tissues

Scientists from the Oxford University have now developed a printer that can create tissues that have several properties of living tissue.

Apr 03, 2013 02:36 PM EDT

With No Moving Parts, EWICON Bladeless Wind Turbine Harnesses Wind And Water To Generate Electricity [VIDEO]

A "windmill" with no moving parts has been developed by a design team in the Netherlands, who say the new design would be ideal for urban environments.

Apr 03, 2013 10:39 AM EDT

Robots are One Step Closer to Putting More Humans Out of Work [VIDEO]

A video released by the Pentagon reveals a new age of robotic arms in which dexterity is no longer an obstacle.

Apr 02, 2013 03:38 PM EDT

Upgrades to Large Hadron Collider May Allow Scientists to Produce Man-Made Dark Matter

In an effort to better explore dark matter, Cern engineers have begun updates on the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) located underground beneath the border of France and Switzerland.

Mar 30, 2013 08:42 AM EDT

Google Images Fukushima Nuclear Ghost Town With Street View

Using Street View technology, Google sent a car through the abandoned, tsunami-ravaged town of Namie, in Fukushima, Japan, which lies in the nuclear exclusion zone around the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.

Mar 30, 2013 06:19 AM EDT

UK Researchers Design Sensor-Fitted Helmet for Firefighters

Firefighters have a daunting task of finding survivors in an unfamiliar, dark space that's filled with smoke. A new "tactile helmet" designed by UK researchers could provide firefighters vital information about their surroundings.

Mar 28, 2013 11:26 PM EDT

UK Scientists Taping into the Power of Swarm of Robots Working Together

Researchers in the Sheffield Centre for Robotics have been working to program a group of 40 robots to work together as a group in order to perform various tasks, including pushing balls and navigating simple obstacles.

Mar 28, 2013 01:08 PM EDT

Physicists Propose a New Laser System that Could Revolutionize the World

A team of physicists has proposed a new laser system that could revolutionize not just the world of lasers, but the world itself.

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