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Whenever I play with the miniature computer in my pocket that I call a phone, I often think, “Wouldn’t it be great if there was a way to lose this in a tree far from where…

More than 13 billion light years from our tiny planet, an ancient galaxy lurks. Named EGS-zs8-1, it’s an extremely luminous cluster of stars—and it’s the farthest galaxy…

A study uses AutoVots and TaxiBots in a virtual Lisbon, Portugal, to test the effects of autonomous car-sharing and ride-sharing systems on traffic.

-- We are excited to have started building the SURE HOUSE in a parking lot on the campus of Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken New Jersey. “SURE Construction” is a…

Structural engineer Alan Schilke specialized in designing supports for buildings and stadiums. Then one day, a roller coaster company asked him to create columns to brace its rides. When Schilke corrected the G-force calculations the company had been using for years, it hired him full time. Now, Schilke designs coasters for Ride Centerline LLC, drawing ideas from a lifetime spent soaring off BMX bike and ski jumps. How do you begin creating a new roller coaster? I’m always thinking about what will make a coaster the most fun, which starts at the setup. In the X Games, they build 10 jumps…

The long-in-development Oculus Rift finally has a ship date in the first quarter of 2016, although price and further details are still under wraps.

In Central Africa, many diseases are caused by parasites that infect people through insect bites or contaminated food or water. Once doctors know that a patient has a…

Nepal is still reeling from the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck near Kathmandu on April 25. The quake has flattened three quarters of the city’s buildings and killed…

The global average of carbon dioxide in the air just reached a new high of 400 parts per million (ppm), which is a new low for us humans. Carbon dioxide (CO2) is a…

Last night at the Hoover Dam, the first licensed self-driving truck was unveiled to the world, begging the question: are there Autobots among us? Not quite, though the …

Earlier this year, Apple’s ResearchKit apps brought scientific studies to people’s fingertips. Though the apps aren't yet foolproof, they allow eligible iPhone users to…

Comcast is becoming the first cable company to jump in the ultra high-definition TV pool, launching a 4K-compatible set-top box this fall.

As anyone who has ever missed a freeway exit while relying on navigation software can tell you, even at its best GPS is something of a guess. With a margin of error of…

China's stealthiest nuclear attack submarine hasn't hit the water yet, but the Chinese Navy already has a simulator for the Type 095.

Chemists in Israel have discovered the walking dead of the microbial world. It turns out that bacteria slayed by silver can kill nearby living pathogens even after they're…

A study uses AutoVots and TaxiBots in a virtual Lisbon, Portugal, to test the effects of autonomous car-sharing and ride-sharing systems on traffic.

There is no better way to survive a fight than not getting hit. Camouflage, the art of making troops look like plants or rocks, is a classic approach to increasing survival…

The measles vaccine is generally considered to be one of public health’s great success stories; just over a century ago, in 1920, more than 7,500 Americans died from measles…

Your move, limpets. Earlier this year, the long-reigning champion of the Strongest Biological Material Competition, spider silk, was usurped by the upstart limpet teeth.

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