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Using a liquid-based technique known as capillary electrophoresis to separate a mixture of organic molecules into its components, a simple chemistry method could vastly enhance how scientists search for signs of life on other planets. It…

Do astronauts have to lumber around like the Michelin man? Or is there a way to design something a bit sleeker, more fashionable? Boeing is set to unveil its new spacesuit on Wednesday, giving a look at a suit designed not by NASA but a…

Selling more than 10 million credit card-sized computers, Raspberry Pi is the most successful British computer ever. Now it could be about to get even more powerful. Google is working to bring its artificial intelligence, machine…

Do astronauts have to lumber around like the Michelin man? Or is there a way to design something a bit sleeker, more fashionable? Boeing is set to unveil its new spacesuit on Wednesday, giving a look at a suit designed not by NASA but a…

A new compact printer makes it easy to turn messages, photos, screenshots, and basically anything on your phone into a tiny square of paper you can stick or share. Mangoslab’s nemonic isn’t exactly a must-have office accessory,…

A new type of wind turbine has been developed by a Tunisian company called Tyer Wind, and is based on what the company describes as 3D Aouinian kinematics—a wind turbine designed to reap energy from the wind by mimicking the wing…

A tiny device that creates the highest quality holographic images ever achieved has been invented by Australian National University physicists, opening the door to imaging technologies seen in science fiction movies such as Star Wars.…

To offer scientists a tool to study ocean currents and the tiny creatures they transport, researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego have developed underwater robots. Swarms of these…

There was a giant collision in outer space, four hundred and sixty-six million years ago. Something hit an asteroid and broke it apart, sending chunks of rock falling to Earth as meteorites since before the time of the dinosaurs. But what…