Technology - general

Distant galaxy sends out 15 high-energy radio bursts

31 Aug 2017

Whether or not fast radio bursts turn out to be signatures of extraterrestrial technology, the mystreious radio bursts left space scientists agog

Nigerian neuroscientist builds computer that can smell explosives

30 Aug 2017

High-tech yarns generate electricity from twisting and stretching

29 Aug 2017

Mathematical mystery of ancient clay tablet solved

29 Aug 2017

Scientists have discovered the purpose of a famous 3700-year-old Babylonian clay tablet, revealing it is the world’s oldest and most accurate trigonometric table

Babylonians had mastered trig 1,500 years before Pythagoras

26 Aug 2017

A fresh study of the Babylonian tablet known as Plimpton 322 – discovered some 100 years back - shows that the ancient Babylonians, and not the Greeks, were the first to study and master trigonometry

Researchers identify cheaper, greener biofuels processing catalyst

26 Aug 2017

Cyborg bacteria turn sunlight into useful chemicals

24 Aug 2017

Radiological crimes investigation

24 Aug 2017

Cyborg bacteria outperform plants when turning sunlight into useful compounds

23 Aug 2017

Stretchable biofuel cells extract energy from sweat to power wearable devices

23 Aug 2017

A good read: AI evaluates quality of short stories

22 Aug 2017

Energized fabrics could keep soldiers warm and battle-ready in frigid climates

21 Aug 2017

Scientists find why whiskey tastes better with water

21 Aug 2017

A new study has found that a little water goes a long way in enhancing the taste of whiskey

Follow the Bitcoin to find victims of human trafficking

18 Aug 2017

Women earning more than spouses get depressed: study

14 Aug 2017

Night vision for bird-and-bat-friendly offshore wind power

14 Aug 2017

New ultrathin semiconductor materials exceed some of silicon's 'secret' powers

12 Aug 2017

Researchers use machine learning to spot counterfeit consumer products

12 Aug 2017

Mapping the brain, neuron by neuron

12 Aug 2017

How secure are your messages?

11 Aug 2017

How the brain recognizes familiar faces

11 Aug 2017

Turning homes into power stations could cut household fuel bills by more than 60% -- report

10 Aug 2017

New CubeSat propulsion system uses water as propellant

09 Aug 2017

Tiny terahertz laser could be used for imaging, chemical detection

09 Aug 2017

200 liters of fuel made from solar power and the air's carbon dioxide

09 Aug 2017

Pilot plant that produces first synthetic fuel from solar power and the air's carbon dioxide, making the production of liquid fuels from regenerative electric power feasible, is a major component of the energy turnaround