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Sep 18, 2014 06:31 AM EDT

New 3D Printer Builds 10 Houses in One Day in China

A Chinese construction firm based in Shanghai has taken 3D printing one step further. They've created a printer that can actually construct houses.

Sep 17, 2014 11:31 AM EDT

Nanoscience May be Improving Your Wine in the Future with 'Mini-Mouth'

Science may be improving your wine in the future. Researchers have created a new device, a nanosensor, which can mimic what happens in your mouth when you drink wine, measuring how you experience the sensation of dryness.

Sep 17, 2014 09:36 AM EDT

Scientists Twist Radio Beams to Send Data at Super Fast Speeds

Scientists may have uncovered a new way to send data at superfast speeds. Building on previous research that twisted light to send data, scientists have managed to develop a similar technique with radiowaves.

Sep 17, 2014 08:48 AM EDT

Water-Based Nuclear Battery May Power Vehicles and Spacecraft in the Future

Batteries power cell phones, cars, flashlights and other devices. Now, scientists may have come up with a water-based solution for powering electronics.

Sep 16, 2014 11:53 AM EDT

Females Judge Males by Their Colors: Killifish Prefer Yellow Fins on Robots

Don't judge a book by its cover--unless you're a killifish. Scientists have found that female killifish prefer males with yellow fins, despite the various color morphs that male bluefin killifish display.

Sep 16, 2014 11:15 AM EDT

New 'Squid' Metamaterials Projects Vivid Color Display

Think of a material that can change its color and pattern automatically. Sounds a bit like science fiction, right? But that's exactly what scientists are looking to create with their new color-display technology.

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.

Sep 15, 2014 12:35 PM EDT

Watch This Robotic Cheetah Bound Off Its Leash and Through MIT's Field

MIT researchers have not only successfully created a robotic cheetah, but have given it the ability to bound across a field without being tethered. The new robot could just represent a new method to create speedy robots.

Sep 12, 2014 10:46 AM EDT

Soft Robot Can Walk Through Flames, Plow Through Snow and Get Run Over by a Car

Imagine a robot that can function in snow, walk through flames and even get run over by a car and still work. Do you think it's too impossible to be true? Then think again.

Sep 12, 2014 07:58 AM EDT

Scientists Map 15 Years of Carbon Dioxide Emissions on Earth with New Data

Curbing this tide of carbon dioxide emissions is difficult when you don't know how much gas is being released. That's why researchers have tracked and estimated CO2 emissions from burning fossil fuels over 15 years.

Sep 10, 2014 08:25 AM EDT

The Hidden Monuments Beneath Stonehenge: Archaeologists Uncover New Features

Stonehenge is one of the most iconic archaeological monuments in the world and now, scientists have uncovered a host of previously unknown monuments surrounding this feature.

Sep 08, 2014 10:47 AM EDT

3-D or 2-D: Our Eyes See Something But Our Emotions Remain the Same

Film technology has come a long way, from images that dance on the screen to characters that actually jump off the page and out into the audience's view; that's what makes a 3-D or 2-D experience so different. However, did you know that when it comes to our emotions, humans are likely to feel the sa...