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The Year Ahead (And Behind) in Robotics
Robots

The Year Ahead (And Behind) in Robotics

The biggest trends, good and bad, shaping robotics right now

Photon race rendering
Physics

Scientists Slow Down The Speed Of Light As It Travels Through Air

"Faster than the speed of light” might be more of a relative statement now

A Robotic Water Snake To Sniff Out Pollution [Video]
Robots

A Robotic Water Snake To Sniff Out Pollution [Video]

Slithering snakebot will be let loose in Lake Geneva

Football Physics And The Science Of Deflategate
Physics

Football Physics And The Science Of Deflategate

Does the ideal gas law explain 11 deflated footballs?

China Type 1130 CIWS Gatling Cannon
Military

China Launches Three Warships In One Day, Setting A New Record

For comparison, the U.S. Navy commissioned only four warships in all of 2014.

dawn arrives at Ceres
Pluto

We’re About To Visit A Tiny Planet In The Asteroid Belt For The First Time

The Dawn spacecraft arrives at Ceres this March, and it could be the most surprising space mission in decades

5 Cool Things We Just Learned About Rosetta’s Rubber Ducky Comet
Space

5 Cool Things We Just Learned About Rosetta’s Rubber Ducky Comet

Even with a missing lander, the mission is sending back primo info

Why The Ebola Epidemic Is (So Far) Less Devastating Than Scientists Predicted
Diseases

Why The Ebola Epidemic Is (So Far) Less Devastating Than Scientists Predicted

What happened to those 1.4 million Ebola infections the CDC forecasted for mid-January?

Bats Listen For Others’ Snacking Sounds to Help Them Find Food
Bats

Bats Listen For Others’ Snacking Sounds to Help Them Find Food

Hexarotor In The Sky
Technology

Mexican Meth-Smuggling Drone Crashes Near San Diego

It's a bird! It's a plane! No, it's a drug mule

Can Intelligence Analysts Predict The Future?
Military

Can Intelligence Analysts Predict The Future?

Answer unclear, ask again later

Laser-Blasted Metal Forms A Self-Cleaning Non-Stick Surface
Technology

Laser-Blasted Metal Forms A Self-Cleaning Non-Stick Surface

The technique could make faster vehicles and improve sanitation in the developing world

Microsoft Wants You To Believe In Holograms
Technology

Microsoft Wants You To Believe In Holograms

And by "holograms," they mean "augmented reality"

When Will Humanity Finally Pull The Plug On Power Cords?
Renewables

When Will Humanity Finally Pull The Plug On Power Cords?

Look, ma, no wires!

Redesigned E. Coli Resists Viruses And Might Make GMOs Safer
Engineering

Redesigned E. Coli Resists Viruses And Might Make GMOs Safer

A new genetic engineering technique rewrites the language of life

Releasing A Large Brown Trout
Gear

Watch A Real 3D-Printed Reel Catch Trout

“It’ll handle any 10-15 inch trout on the planet”

Bubble-Propelled Microbots Zoom Around Inside Live Mice
Robots

Bubble-Propelled Microbots Zoom Around Inside Live Mice

Putting tiny robots to work

Have We Found Alien Life?
Space

Have We Found Alien Life?

Microbes that eat and breathe electricity have forced scientists to reimagine how life works—on this planet and others

Why Do People Sneeze in Twos and Threes?
Health

Why Do People Sneeze in Twos and Threes?

Why Do People Sneeze? Because Your Sneezes Are Wimpy

Stick-On Tattoo Measures Blood Sugar Without Needles
Diabetes

Stick-On Tattoo Measures Blood Sugar Without Needles

Sweet news for diabetics