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Aug 18, 2013 11:21 PM EDT

BigBrain: Most Detailed, 3D Anatomical Map of Human Brain Created

A new resource will allow scientists to explore the anatomy of a single brain in three dimensions at far greater detail than before, with tremendous potential to guide the quest to map brain activity in humans. Dubbed the BigBrain, the resource came out of the European Human Brain Project funded ea...

Aug 18, 2013 07:08 PM EDT

Nanosensors Could Aid Drug Manufacturing

Chemical engineers find that arrays of carbon nanotubes can detect flaws in drugs and help improve production.

Aug 18, 2013 09:56 AM EDT

Scientists Create Hybrid Quantum Teleportation Technique

Scientists may have found a new way to teleport qubits. By means of the quantum-mechanical entanglement of spatially separated light fields, they've managed to teleport photonic qubits with extreme reliability. This could pave the way to better quantum teleportation.

Aug 16, 2013 11:48 PM EDT

How China Plans to Become a Leader in Robotics

With rapid economic development in the past 20 years, China urgently feels the need to move from a manufacturing-driven to an innovation-driven economy. As a result, the state is supporting many bold research initiatives to develop and attract highly skilled individuals who will be needed to lead th...

Aug 16, 2013 08:36 PM EDT

New Rechargeable Flow Battery Enables Cheaper, Large-Scale Energy Storage

MIT researchers have engineered a new rechargeable flow battery that doesn't rely on expensive membranes to generate and store electricity. The device, they say, may one day enable cheaper, large-scale energy storage.

Aug 16, 2013 07:36 PM EDT

After Lavabit: A Brief History of Securing Email, and Failing at It

Last week, two secure email providers – Lavabit and Silent Circle – announced the closure of their services, citing pressures on them to reveal user information as the key reason for the decision.

Aug 15, 2013 03:11 PM EDT

Facebook Facts: Is Social Media Causing You Unhappiness?

Could too much Facebook be causing problems in your life?

Aug 15, 2013 02:45 PM EDT

Tesla Revisited: Wireless Devices That Harvest Energy From Thin Air Demonstrated

We might be one step closer to an Internet-of-things reality. University of Washington engineers have created a new wireless communication system that allows devices to interact with each other without relying on batteries or wires for power.

Aug 15, 2013 01:48 PM EDT

Smart Windows Block Heat and Provide Light with New Nanocrystals

You wouldn't necessarily think that windows are "smart." But they certainly can be, especially with the new material that scientists have developed. The newly created windows have the ability to provide selective control over visible light and heat-producing near-infrared (NIR) light.

Aug 15, 2013 08:51 AM EDT

Physicists Teleport Information Over Electronic Circuit: Quantum Physics

Teleporting mass is something that you may only see in a science fiction movie. Teleporting information, though, is a completely different matter. For the first time, scientists have managed to teleport information in an electronic circuit, similar to a computer chip.

Aug 14, 2013 06:02 PM EDT

Encryption is Less Secure Than We Thought

For 65 years, most information-theoretic analyses of cryptographic systems have made a mathematical assumption that turns out to be wrong.

Aug 14, 2013 09:05 AM EDT

Speedy Light Slowed to a Crawl in Liquid Crystal Matrix

Light speeds through space, bouncing off objects as it races at about 186,282 miles per second. Now, scientists may have found a way to halt this mad dash. They've discovered that they can slow light by using embedded dye molecules in a liquid crystal matrix.