Tech : Science World Report

Nov 17, 2014 06:22 PM EST

Artificial Intelligence Can Create Its Own Magic Tricks

There may be a new way to create magic tricks--by using artificial intelligence. Scientists have taught a computer to create magic tricks.

Nov 15, 2014 04:47 AM EST

New Mission May Discover Hundreds of Black Holes Throughout the Universe

A new mission may just discover hundreds of new black holes throughout the universe.

Nov 13, 2014 03:07 PM EST

Math Model Helps Predict Suicide Risk Of Soldiers

A new screening system may be successful in predicting soldier's suicide risk.

Nov 13, 2014 11:55 AM EST

New 3D Imaging Technique May Drive Biological Insights

When it comes to learning more about biological organisms, 3D deep-imaging may be the future. A team of neuroscientists has devised a fast, inexpensive imaging method for probing the molecular intricacies of large biological samples in three dimensions.

Nov 12, 2014 07:52 AM EST

Tiny Microbots May Have Electrically-Activated Muscles that Work Like a Human's

Scientists have shown how chains of self-assembling particles could potentially serve as electrically activated muscles in machines that are smaller than a grain of sand.

Nov 12, 2014 07:30 AM EST

New Technology Uncovers Thousands of Never-Before-Seen Human Genome Variations

Scientists have uncovered thousands of never-before-seen genetic variants in the human genome using a new genome sequencing technology.

Nov 11, 2014 12:03 PM EST

Video Games Aren't Just Fun--They Enhance Learning Abilities, Too

Previous studies have shown that playing video games can help improve certain learning capabilities. Now, recent findings published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) reiterate what prior studies have shown: video games could help learning even outside the concept of the s...

Nov 11, 2014 09:21 AM EST

Robot Ocean Gliders Study How Antarctica's Polar Ice Melts from Below

Scientists are using some new tools to study melting polar ice. Robotic ocean gliders are revealing a bit more about how and why this melt is occurring.

Nov 10, 2014 11:24 AM EST

Here's Why Beat Deaf Individuals Don't 'Have Rhythm'

Are you familiar with beat-deafness? Simply put, it happens when certain individuals can't keep a pulse or move their bodies based on synchronized sounds.

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 07, 2014 11:52 AM EST

The Evolution of the Tortoise Shell: How These Animals Kept On Breathing

Scientists may have learned a bit more about the evolution of tortoises. By carefully studying modern and early tortoise fossils, researches have uncovered the evolutionary processes that helped shape their unique breathing apparatus and tortoise shell.

Nov 06, 2014 10:29 AM EST

Cockroach Cyborgs Receive an Upgrade in Sound Detection for Rescue Missions

Scientists are giving cyborg cockroaches an upgrade. They've created new technology that allows these biobots to pick up sounds with small microphones, and then seek out the source of the sound.