Tech : Science World Report

Jul 01, 2013 10:03 PM EDT

Don't Shun 3D Printers – They Might Save Your Life One Day

Talking only about 3D printers and guns is like watching a movie in fast forward, slowing down only to watch the bits where people die.

Jul 01, 2013 04:28 PM EDT

Blackout Prevention: Pruning the Power Grid

New algorithm quickly identifies the most dangerous risks in a power grid amid millions or billions of possible failures.

Jul 01, 2013 03:54 PM EDT

Scientists Validate Large-Scale Quantum Computer Chip

A team of scientists at USC has verified that quantum effects are indeed at play in the first commercial quantum optimization processor.

Jul 01, 2013 02:20 PM EDT

Supercomputers Approach Ability to Understand Human Language

For more than 50 years, linguists and computer scientists have tried to get computers to understand human language using semantics software. Driven initially by efforts to translate Russian scientific texts during the Cold War, these efforts have met with mixed success.

Jul 01, 2013 08:46 AM EDT

Watch Out, Soccer Fans: RoboCup Stars Robotic Teams (Video)

Watch out, soccer fans; these aren't your typical players. A tournament in the Netherlands doesn't star human soccer players. Instead, it stars robots.

Jun 29, 2013 03:23 PM EDT

Lucky Duck: Buttercup to Receive Prosthetic Foot Thanks to 3-D Printing Technology

The help of 3-D printing technology gave Buttercup the duck the chance to walk again.

Jun 28, 2013 09:33 PM EDT

How Can Apple's Redesigned iOS 7 Avoid The Patent Wars?

With tens of thousands patents filed around the world – and a plethora of resulting lawsuits – how do iOS 7’s “complete redesign” and “hundreds of great new features” avoid stepping on other companies' toes?

Jun 28, 2013 07:06 PM EDT

Tracking Device in Hospitals Helps You Remember to Wash Your Hands Well

Some of us aren't too good about remembering to wash our hands. In fact, every now and then, we might skip it all together, especially if we're in a hurry. However, for medical staff working in hospitals around sick patients, foregoing certain hygiene procedures just might cost a patient their life.

Jun 28, 2013 06:00 PM EDT

Green Chemistry: New Nano-Catalyst Promises Efficiency Jump in Hydrogenation

A new iron nanoparticle catalyst developed by researchers in Japan and Canada promises to drastically improve the efficiency of hydrogenation, a key chemical process used in a wide array of industrial applications.

Jun 28, 2013 04:02 PM EDT

Breakthrough in Plasmonics, Enabling Speed-of-Light Computing

EPFL scientists have discovered how optical signal transmission can be controlled, paving the way for the integration of plasmonics with conventional electronic circuits.

Jun 28, 2013 03:35 PM EDT

DNA Brings Materials to Life

DNA-coated colloids have been used to create novel self-assembling materials in a breakthrough experiment by EPFL and University of Cambridge scientists.

Jun 29, 2013 09:31 AM EDT

New 'Telescope' Contact Lens Helps Patients with Macular Degeneration

Contact lenses help people across the world, correcting their eyesight and allowing them to see more clearly. Now, scientists have developed a slim, telescopic contact lens that can switch between normal and magnified vision, helping those with age-related macular degeneration, AMD.