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Approaching Solar System’s Edge, Voyager Probes Detect A Foamy Sea of Magnetic Bubbles
Science

Approaching Solar System’s Edge, Voyager Probes Detect A Foamy Sea of Magnetic Bubbles

A frothy moat, not a shield, protects us from cosmic rays

In Caylee Anthony Case, New Forensic Technique Sniffs Crime Scene Air Samples for the Lingering Scent of Death
Science

In Caylee Anthony Case, New Forensic Technique Sniffs Crime Scene Air Samples for the Lingering Scent of Death

Possible Sighting of Dark Matter Lights Up Physics Community
Science

Possible Sighting of Dark Matter Lights Up Physics Community

Seasonal variation in data indicates that mysterious dark matter may have been under our noses all along

Largest DNA-Based Computer Ever Built Can Calculate Square Roots
Science

Largest DNA-Based Computer Ever Built Can Calculate Square Roots

The First Clown In Space Shares His Photos With The World
Space

The First Clown In Space Shares His Photos With The World

Quantum Entanglement Means Computers Could Cool Themselves By Deleting Information
Energy

Quantum Entanglement Means Computers Could Cool Themselves By Deleting Information

But don't wipe your hard drives just yet

NASA’s Next-Gen Spacesuit Could Have an In-Helmet Display
Space

NASA’s Next-Gen Spacesuit Could Have an In-Helmet Display

From the company that brought you head-up displays in ski goggles

2011 Invention Awards: A Portable Motorized Body Board
Projects

2011 Invention Awards: A Portable Motorized Body Board

Zips across lakes and rivers at 25 mph

Are We Ignoring the Small but Brilliant Innovations That Could Bridge the Energy Gap?
Energy

Are We Ignoring the Small but Brilliant Innovations That Could Bridge the Energy Gap?

Our dependence on big systems--big oil, big coal--steers us away from little ones, such as biofuel made from garbage, that are transforming communities in other countries

Space Based Solar Power
Renewables

Space Based Solar Power

Satellites that capture light from the sun and beam power back to Earth

In the Future, Your Clothes Will Clean the Air, Generate Power and Save Your Life
Technology

In the Future, Your Clothes Will Clean the Air, Generate Power and Save Your Life

The cutting edge of textile tech

This Is the Last Image the Spirit Mars Rover Ever Saw
Mars

This Is the Last Image the Spirit Mars Rover Ever Saw

The Pentagon Has a Classified List of Cyber Weapons Approved for Cyber Warfare
Weapons

The Pentagon Has a Classified List of Cyber Weapons Approved for Cyber Warfare

Video: As Endeavour Returns Home For the Final Time, Atlantis Prepares for the Last Shuttle Launch Ever
International Space Station

Video: As Endeavour Returns Home For the Final Time, Atlantis Prepares for the Last Shuttle Launch Ever

Shuttles passing in the night

On Planning a Transcontinental Trip (With Enough Time for Recharging)
Electric Vehicles

On Planning a Transcontinental Trip (With Enough Time for Recharging)

Wearing Yellow Might Give Tennis Players an Edge
Science

Wearing Yellow Might Give Tennis Players an Edge

Drug Suppresses Recall of Bad Memories, Leaves Non-Bad Memories Intact
Health

Drug Suppresses Recall of Bad Memories, Leaves Non-Bad Memories Intact

Researchers Transform Skin Cells Into Working Neurons for the First Time
Health

Researchers Transform Skin Cells Into Working Neurons for the First Time

Video: Martin Jetpack Crushes Previous Record by Climbing to 5,000 Feet
Aviation

Video: Martin Jetpack Crushes Previous Record by Climbing to 5,000 Feet

Pentagon Declares That Cyber-Attacks Can Constitute an Act of War, Deserving an Armed Response
Military

Pentagon Declares That Cyber-Attacks Can Constitute an Act of War, Deserving an Armed Response