Physics : Science World Report

Sep 15, 2012 05:10 AM EDT

Starry-Skied Planets Found Around Sun-Like Stars in a Cluster

For the first time astronomers have spotted starry skied planets orbiting sun-like stars. This new finding suggests that planets can appear in dense stellar environment.

Sep 15, 2012 05:09 AM EDT

Opportunity Presents Geological Puzzle on Mars

The recent image of spherical objects concentrated at an outcrop produced by NASA's Mars rover Opportunity has astonished the researchers.

Sep 12, 2012 08:19 AM EDT

Dry Ice Snowfalls on Mars Confirmed

The data revealed by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter data clearly indicates the presence of carbon dioxide snowfalls on Mars. This is the only example of carbon dioxide snow falling anywhere in the solar system.

Sep 11, 2012 08:54 AM EDT

Emotion Detector Developed Using a Genetic Algorithm

The International Journal of Artificial Intelligence and Soft Computing carries an interesting of how a computer is being taught to interpret human emotions based on lip pattern.

Sep 10, 2012 08:47 AM EDT

Archaeologists Find Lost Garden in Richard III Expedition

New evidence has been collected by the archaeologists from the University of Leicester who are on a mission for the lost grave of King Richard III. They found evidence of the lost garden of Robert Herrick - where, historically, it is recorded there was a memorial to Richard III.

Sep 10, 2012 08:44 AM EDT

Endeavour's Final Flight to LA Science Center

Mounted on NASA's modified 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) the space shuttle Endeavour is scheduled to make its final ferry flight of the Space Shuttle Program era on Monday Sept.17.

Sep 10, 2012 07:47 AM EDT

Santorini Volcano’s Ballooning Magma Lifts the Island

According to a new survey carried out by an international team led by Oxford University and a scientist from the University of Bristol, the molten rock beneath Santorini's volcano has expanded by 10-20 million cubic meters between January 2011 and April 2012.

Sep 10, 2012 07:42 AM EDT

High-Altitude Wind to Power Global Energy Needs

A new research from Carnegie's Ken Calderia looks at the amount of power that could be produced from winds. According the study there is more than enough energy that is available in the wind to meet the world's growing demand. The atmospheric turbines have the capacity of producing greater power tha...

Sep 08, 2012 05:43 AM EDT

Cheetah robot Sets Speed Record

DARPA'S Cheetah robot not only is as tough as Usain Bolt but also has Speed. It has now broken its own land speed record of 18 miles per hour (mph).

Sep 08, 2012 05:41 AM EDT

Cockroach Becomes Robot and Saves Cost

The researchers from the University of North Carolina State University have figured a way to control the eerie looking cockroaches. The team from the IBionicS laboratory installed a control unit on the insect in order to take control of its body.

Sep 08, 2012 05:35 AM EDT

Water Droplets’ Collision is New Concept of Computing

By using droplets as bits of digital information, the Aalto University researchers have developed a new concept of computing.

Sep 08, 2012 08:57 AM EDT

NASA's Unmanned Aircraft Studying Hurricane Leslie

NASA is using an unmanned Global Hawk aircraft over Hurricane Leslie in the Atlantic Ocean during a day long flight from California to Virginia. With the Hurricane and Severe Storm Sentinel (HS3) mission, NASA for the first time will be flying Global Hawks from the U.S. East Coast.