Tech : Science World Report

Dec 02, 2013 08:43 AM EST

New Telescope Tracks Space Junk to Avoid Multi-Billion Dollar Collisions

Space junk is a growing problem in our Earth's orbit. Now, though, scientists have found a way to track this space junk using a youth radio station. This, in turn, could help spacecraft and satellites avoid this trash and multi-billion dollar collisions.

Nov 30, 2013 03:50 PM EST

Synthetic Antibodies Created With Coated Nanoparticles

Synthetic polymers coating a nanoparticle surface can recognize specific molecules just like an antibody.

Nov 30, 2013 08:16 AM EST

Sustainable Energy Can be Generated from the Weight of Pedestrians and Cars

Scientists have come up with a new, innovative way to generate electricity. They've created a system capable of using cars and pedestrians to generate electric energy.

Nov 29, 2013 08:39 PM EST

Improving Disease Monitoring in Remote Locations: Study

A recent report from the American Chemical Society's (ACS') award-winning Global Challenges/Chemistry solutions discusses the advances of monitoring devices in remote locations that could potentially save a patients' health. This development works to convert smartphones into powerful mini-microscope...

Nov 29, 2013 08:07 PM EST

Could Nano-Camera Work at the Speed of Light?

A recent study looks at a three-dimentional camera that was presented last week at the Siggraphy Asian in Hong Kong, which many believe could be used in medical imaging to provide collision avoidance detectors for cars via interactive video gaming devices.

Nov 29, 2013 05:41 PM EST

Robot-Assisted Surgery Moves Towards the Mass Market

Thanks to current robotics research, medical robots that can ‘think’ and act independently, or follow a human brain in motion are no longer the stuff of fantasy.

Nov 29, 2013 12:04 PM EST

Tongue-Controlled Wheelchair Works Better than Previous Navigation System

A recent study looks at the possibilities of a tongue-controlled wheelchair that can work as a navigation system.

Nov 29, 2013 11:35 AM EST

Scientists Employ GPS-Equipped Cars to Measure Rainfall Across a Region

Rain can be variable across different parts of a region. It can fall more heavily in some locations while leaving others with little moisture. Now, scientists are using GPS-equipped moving cars as devices to measure rainfall.

Nov 29, 2013 08:50 AM EST

NASA's Kepler Spacecraft To Soon Begin Its New Mission K2

NASA is planning to relaunch the Kepler Space Telescope with a tweaked steering system to withstand Sun's pressure.

Nov 28, 2013 11:58 PM EST

To Create a Super-Intelligent Machine, Start With an Equation

Intelligence is a very difficult concept and, until recently, no one has succeeded in giving it a satisfactory formal definition.

Nov 28, 2013 04:56 PM EST

Could Moving Cars Help Measure Rainfall?

A recent study looks at how some cars may be helpful in tracking the amount of rainfall.

Nov 27, 2013 11:40 PM EST

Five Ways the Raspberry Pi is Making Life a Little Sweeter

The Raspberry Pi project began when a few of us in Cambridge bemoaned the fall in numbers of computer science applicants and the decline in hobbyist programmers.