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Fossil Fuels

Oil Rig Explodes in the Gulf of Mexico (Again)

In Demonstration, Laser-Powered UAV Charged From the Ground Stays Aloft For Hours
Technology

In Demonstration, Laser-Powered UAV Charged From the Ground Stays Aloft For Hours

DARPA’s Cyber Insider Threat Program Is the Agency’s Great Hope for Ending Leaks
Technology

DARPA’s Cyber Insider Threat Program Is the Agency’s Great Hope for Ending Leaks

Undergrads at Colorado Crash a NASA Satellite Into The Ocean
Technology

Undergrads at Colorado Crash a NASA Satellite Into The Ocean

Gray Matter: In Which I Fully Submerge My Hand in Liquid Nitrogen [Video]
Projects

Gray Matter: In Which I Fully Submerge My Hand in Liquid Nitrogen [Video]

A layer of bubbles protects the flesh from liquid nitrogen, though only for a split second. Need proof? Look no further.

Nanoresonators Form Super-High-Resolution Display, With Pixels Eight Times Finer Than iPhone’s
Gear

Nanoresonators Form Super-High-Resolution Display, With Pixels Eight Times Finer Than iPhone’s

Use Microsoft Surface to Control a Swarm of Robots With Your Fingertips
Technology

Use Microsoft Surface to Control a Swarm of Robots With Your Fingertips

Europe Announces New Step Towards Farming Endangered, Delicious Bluefin Tuna
Science

Europe Announces New Step Towards Farming Endangered, Delicious Bluefin Tuna

Timelapse Video Illustrates 500,000 Asteroid Discoveries
Technology

Timelapse Video Illustrates 500,000 Asteroid Discoveries

ESO Spots New Planetary Group, Could Be Largest Exoplanet System Ever Seen
Technology

ESO Spots New Planetary Group, Could Be Largest Exoplanet System Ever Seen

Researchers Making Freezable Fruit Flies, and Eventually Human Cells That Can Survive Low Temperatures
Health

Researchers Making Freezable Fruit Flies, and Eventually Human Cells That Can Survive Low Temperatures

Nikon’s D3100 Is First DSLR With Auto-Focusing 1080p Video Capture
Gear

Nikon’s D3100 Is First DSLR With Auto-Focusing 1080p Video Capture

How Max Headroom Predicted My Job, 20 Years Before It Existed
Science Fiction

How Max Headroom Predicted My Job, 20 Years Before It Existed

Cancer-Sniffing E-Nose Can Differentiate Between Various Forms of the Disease
Technology

Cancer-Sniffing E-Nose Can Differentiate Between Various Forms of the Disease

GeoEye, DigitalGlobe Get $7 Billion from Intelligence Agency to Implement Next-Gen Satellite Imaging
Technology

GeoEye, DigitalGlobe Get $7 Billion from Intelligence Agency to Implement Next-Gen Satellite Imaging

NASA Will Spend $30 Million Buying Private Moon Mission Data, In Lieu of Launching Its Own
Private Space Flight

NASA Will Spend $30 Million Buying Private Moon Mission Data, In Lieu of Launching Its Own

Injectable Glowing Beads In Bloodstream Can Indicate Glucose Levels
Health

Injectable Glowing Beads In Bloodstream Can Indicate Glucose Levels

Japanese "Life Beans" project aims to ease monitoring for diabetics

I Applaud Canon’s Calculator Mouse
Gear

I Applaud Canon’s Calculator Mouse

China Surpasses U.S. as The World’s Fastest-Growing Wind Energy Market
Science

China Surpasses U.S. as The World’s Fastest-Growing Wind Energy Market

Video: Play Super Mario Bros. on NES Using Nothing But Eye Movements
DIY

Video: Play Super Mario Bros. on NES Using Nothing But Eye Movements