Tech : Science World Report

Apr 29, 2014 01:01 PM EDT

Keeping Kids Away from the Screen: How Parents Limit Media Usage

A recent study examines how many parents limit the amount of time their child spends viewing media and what this means for certain families.

Apr 29, 2014 08:50 AM EDT

Thinnest Wires Ever Created with an Electron Beam are Only Three Atoms Wide

Scientists may have found a way to create some of the thinnest, smallest wires ever made. Using a finely focused electron beam, researchers created flexible metallic wires only three atoms wide.

Apr 29, 2014 10:14 AM EDT

Magnetic DNA Particles to Protect Olive Oil From Counterfeiters

Who guarantees that expensive olive oil isn't counterfeit or adulterated? An invisible label, developed by ETH researchers, could perform this task. The tag consists of tiny magnetic DNA particles encapsulated in a silica casing and mixed with the oil.

Apr 28, 2014 03:31 PM EDT

‘Solar’ Fuel Holds Sustainable Energy Promise

Researchers have made a glassful of jet fuel by combining carbon dioxide and water in a reactor powered by concentrated sunlight.

Apr 28, 2014 02:22 PM EDT

Check Out the 3-D Glasses on this Praying Mantis (Video)

Yes. We've all seen them--at least, one of the 2,400 species in this insect's order. They're praying mantises, and they certainly aren't known for their style, until now. Thanks to Jenny Read of the Institute of Neuroscience at Newcastle University, you can spot the world's smallest pair of 3-D spec...

Apr 27, 2014 11:55 PM EDT

The Future of Social Media: Could we Ever See and Smell our Tweets?

As Twitter continues to be steadily used by journalists and businesses around the world, a futuristic system could make the social media tool even more popular. Known as 'Sensabubble,' we could one day be able to see and smell our twitter notifications.

Apr 25, 2014 08:30 PM EDT

The Magic of Molybdenite: Solar Cells and Light-Emitting Diodes

After using it to develop a computer chip, flash memory device and photographic sensor, EPFL scientists have once again tapped into the electronic potential of molybdenite (MoS2) by creating diodes that can emit light or absorb it to produce electricity.

Apr 25, 2014 07:45 PM EDT

Using Light and Microresonators for Ultra-Fast Data Transmission

Scientists from EPFL and KIT have achieved data transmissions on a terabit scale with a single laser light frequency using miniaturized optical frequency combs. The findings open the way for using this system in future high-speed communication systems.

Apr 25, 2014 05:44 AM EDT

Spaser Technology with Graphene Could Create Tiny Phones that Print on Your Clothing

Scientists have developed a new version of "spaser" technology that could result in mobile phones that are so small, efficient and flexible, that they could be printed on your clothing.

Apr 24, 2014 10:58 AM EDT

New Reliable Qubit Breakthrough May Make Quantum Computing a Reality

Quantum computers have the potential to revolutionize the way computations are performed. Now, scientists may be one step closer to creating such a computer; they've demonstrated a new level of reliability in a five-qubit array.

Apr 24, 2014 01:30 PM EDT

Japan's Soccer Playing (and Human Helping) Robot Meets President Obama

Today in Japan, President Obama got a firsthand look at Honda's Advanced Step in Innovative Mobility (ASIMO) robot. The 14-year-old robot has incredible mobility and was designed to provide help to people who are in of need assistance daily.

Apr 23, 2014 01:31 PM EDT

Man Receives Surgical Implantation of 'Bionic Eye'

Thanks to a "bionic eye," 55-year-old Roger Pontz is seeing again. The Reed City, Mich., resident had lost most of his vision as a teenager to retinitis pigmentosa. This group of inherited diseases that refer to retinal degeneration cause a gradual decline in the photoreceptor cells responsible for ...