Tech : Science World Report

Nov 10, 2014 12:43 AM EST

Microscopic Robots Swim Through Eyeball Fluids

Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems in Germany are always busy working on the latest gadgets. Of course, they've worked to develop microscopic robots that can actually swim through body fluids and repair damaged cells, delivering medicine. Yet now, their most recent projec...

Nov 04, 2014 05:12 PM EST

Sad Music Helps Lift The Spirit: Melancholy Tunes Evoke Imagination

Research shows that Elton John may have been right; sad songs really do say a lot, and particularly when we're feeling unhappy but looking to lighten up.

Oct 30, 2014 04:39 PM EDT

The Future Of Travel: In 10 Years, Windowless Planes Show Passengers Their Journey

The Center for Process Innovation, a British technology research company, is working to renovate your airplane experience in a way that you might not have thought of. They're actually hoping to remove the windows from passenger planes and replace them with OLED touch screens that extend the entire l...

Oct 30, 2014 02:39 PM EDT

Could Social Media Help Prevent The Spread Of HIV?

Continuous technological advances are helping make headway in the medical world. Now, recent findings published in the journal Trends in Microbiology show that health-related data collected from social media websites can help to track, predict and even prevent certain health conditions-including the...

Oct 29, 2014 01:30 AM EDT

Could Text Messaging Help Stop Malaria?

Texting may actually help combat Malaria, according to recent findings published in the journal PLOS ONE. Researchers found that a mosquito-borne illnesses that's caused by a parasite and has killed more than 600,000 people, 91 percent in Africa, could be reduced by texting reminders regarding medic...

Oct 11, 2014 07:56 PM EDT

Xbox One vs. PS4: Next Generation Gaming One Year Later

The Xbox One and the PS4 took the world by storm when they first came out in 2013. Now, one year later, industry experts have taken a look back at the two gaming consoles.

Oct 06, 2014 07:05 PM EDT

Officials Examine The Influence Of Violent Media On Children

Numerous studies have long-debated that violent media can cause aggressive behavior in children. Now, recent findings published in the journal Psychology of Popular Media Culture reiterate an all too familiar fear.

Sep 29, 2014 10:44 AM EDT

New Cloaking Device Makes Objects Invisible

Cloaking devices are being developed by researchers around the world. Now, scientists have taken a new step when it comes to creating a technology to hide objects from view.

Sep 25, 2014 09:02 PM EDT

Robots Could Help Prevent Blackouts

Power disasters may be taken care of by robots in the not so distant future, according to researchers at Michigan Technological University. Findings were presented via "Autonomous Power Distribution System," at the 19th World Congress of the International Federation of Automatic Control, show that w...

Sep 25, 2014 08:11 AM EDT

Put Down That Phone! Media Multitasking May be Changing the Structure of Your Brain

We may just be changing our brains by multitasking with electronic devices. Scientists have found that simultaneously using mobile phones, laptops and other media devices could actually be altering the structure of our brains.

Sep 16, 2014 08:20 AM EDT

Watch Scientists Control Liquid Metal with Surface Tension and Low Voltage

Learning how to control liquid metals could have huge applications for the future. Now, scientists may have just found a way to control these metals; the trick lies in the oxide "skin" of the metal.

Aug 29, 2014 06:04 PM EDT