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Apr 16, 2013 12:20 PM EDT

The Little Cooling Device That Could: Stanford Scientists Invent AC Unlike Any Other

With much of the world's population centered around the equator, the ability to cool a structure during the heat of the day without the use of electricity-gobbling air conditioners is a puzzle scientists have long tried to solve, until now: Stanford University researchers announced recently that they believe they have finally cracked the code in a device designed to reflect sunlight back into space.

Apr 15, 2013 02:47 PM EDT

Commercial Space Flight Nearer Than We Think, Thanks To Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo

Commercial space travel is close - really close. Or, at least, that's how it felt for onlookers who watched another successful test flight by Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo rocket plane on Friday.

Apr 15, 2013 12:06 PM EDT

NASA Grants UCF $55 Million For Space-Weather Research, Making It The First University To Lead A NASA Mission

NASA awarded the University of Central Florida a $55 million grant to build and launch an instrument that will provide "unprecedented imaging" of the Earth's upper atmosphere, according to the university.

S. pyogenes bacteria at 900x magnification.

Apr 11, 2013 04:44 PM EDT

'Superglue' Made From Flesh-eating Bacteria Enhanced By New Research

Scientists have enhanced a "molecular superglue" made from proteins harvested from a flesh-eating bacteria.

Apr 10, 2013 11:09 AM EDT

NASA, Curiosity Rover Awarded For Best Government Use Of Social Media

Monday NASA's official Twitter feed, @NASA, won the Shorty Award for best government use of social media for the second year in a row.

Apr 09, 2013 04:59 PM EDT

Robot Wars: With The Technology In Place, Inventors Examine Legal Hurdles

Despite their belief that self-driving cars are capable of being far safer than those driven by humans, the scientists and engineers behind them are concerned that their biggest threat isn't safety - it's lawyers.

Apr 09, 2013 02:07 PM EDT

Quantum Network Experiment Could Change The Way We Communicate

The theory that entangled particles, once separated, are still capable of communicating instantly is a phenomenon even Albert Einstein seemed unsettled by, famously calling it "spooky." Decades after the great scientist's death, however, researchers are ready to put it into action at a distance that's never been seen before - 250 miles.

Apr 09, 2013 11:12 AM EDT

Privately-Manufactured Rocket Antares Nearing Launch [INFOGRAPHIC]

After more than a year of delays, the Antares rocket was rolled out onto its Virginia coast launch pad on Saturday in preparation for the first of two test launches, the first of which is scheduled for April 17. Should everything go according to plan, the rocket, developed by aerospace firm Orbital Sciences Corp., will work ferrying cargo to the International Space Station (ISS) as part of a $1.9 billion deal with NASA.

Apr 08, 2013 04:29 PM EDT

Richard Byrd's Historic Flight Over North Pole Probably Didn't Happen, Research Reveals

New computer simulations from a researcher at Ohio State University cast even more doubt on acclaimed explorer Richard E. Byrd and whether the first-ever flight to the North Pole was truly a success.

A new design in solar cell technology is 12 times as efficient as traditional solar cells while also using significantly less material

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

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The Little Cooling Device That Could: Stanford Scientists Invent AC Unlike Any Other

Commercial Space Flight Nearer Than We Think, Thanks To Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo

NASA Grants UCF $55 Million For Space-Weather Research, Making It The First University To Lead A NASA Mission

'Superglue' Made From Flesh-eating Bacteria Enhanced By New Research

NASA, Curiosity Rover Awarded For Best Government Use Of Social Media

Robot Wars: With The Technology In Place, Inventors Examine Legal Hurdles

Quantum Network Experiment Could Change The Way We Communicate

Privately-Manufactured Rocket Antares Nearing Launch [INFOGRAPHIC]

Richard Byrd's Historic Flight Over North Pole Probably Didn't Happen, Research Reveals

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

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

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