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Aug 22, 2013 07:27 AM EDT

NASA Reactivates Hibernating Spacecraft WISE to Hunt for Asteroids

NASA announced Wednesday that its WISE spacecraft will come out of its two-year hibernation next month to resume identifying potentially hazardous near- Earth objects (NEO) as well as those that are suitable for future asteroid exploration missions.

Aug 22, 2013 07:02 AM EDT

UFO Spotted by Astronaut Near ISS Identified as Antenna Cover

Earlier this week, NASA's astronaut Chris Cassidy spotted a mysterious unidentified flying object (UFO) outside the International Space station and immediately captured it in a video. But Russian ground flight controllers were quick to debunk the UFO theory and identified it as an antenna for Zvezd...

Aug 21, 2013 08:51 PM EDT

Dental Scanner Allows Researcher to Sink His Teeth Into Entrepreneurship

Novel 3-D oral scanner, developed by MIT professor Douglas Hart and then sold to 3M, is helping dentists go digital.

Aug 21, 2013 06:17 PM EDT

Largest Photovoltaics Facility for Research and Self-Supply Built in Germany

The German Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) is putting its theoretical findings in renewable energy and electric energy storage into practice by building the largest photovoltaics facility for self-consumption in Germany and produce energy from renewable sources for its own supply.

Aug 21, 2013 11:14 AM EDT

Gold Miners Could Use X-Ray Technology to Detect Unseen Nuggets

Gold miners may be getting a bit of help with some advanced technology. Scientists have revealed that gamma-activation analysis (GAA) offers a faster and much more accurate way to detect gold than traditional chemical analysis methods. The findings could lead to saving the minerals industry in Austr...

Aug 20, 2013 04:08 PM EDT

Low-Cost Smartphone-Powered Autonomous Quadcopter Demonstrated

A completely autonomous quadcopter has been designed at the Vienna University of Technology, with a low-cost smartphone providing computing power and functionality like imaging.

Aug 20, 2013 08:49 AM EDT

Computer Model 'Reads' Letters Directly from the Human Brain

Want to know what someone is thinking? How about what someone is reading? Scientists have discovered a way to analyze MRI images of the brain in order to determine which letter a person is looking at, revealing a way to reconstruct thoughts more accurately than ever before.

Aug 19, 2013 09:32 PM EDT

How to Make Big Things Out of Small Pieces

Researchers invent a new approach to assembling big structures - even airplanes and bridges - out of small interlocking composite components.

Aug 19, 2013 08:20 PM EDT

Progress on Controlling Gene Expression Will Help to Engineer Optimized Cells

EPFL scientists have developed a "guide" that can be used to precisely predict the number of proteins a given gene will produce under varying conditions. This work will help biologists to engineer cells.

Aug 19, 2013 07:09 PM EDT

Durable, Bacteria-Killing Surface for Hospitals Excels in Tests

Scientists at EPFL have developed a new method for making antimicrobial surfaces that can eliminate bacteria under a minute. The technology, now tested in a hospital, shows enormous potential for preventing hospital-acquired infections.

Aug 19, 2013 04:23 PM EDT

Nanoparticles Reprogram Immune Cells to Fight Cancer

Researchers at the University of Georgia are developing a new treatment technique that uses nanoparticles to reprogram immune cells so they are able to recognize and attack cancer.

Aug 19, 2013 03:17 PM EDT

Adding Defects to Superconducting Wire Creates Unprecedented Performance

The ability to control nanoscale imperfections in superconducting wires results in materials with unparalleled and customized performance, according to a new study from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory.