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Lucifer Instrument Helps Astronomers See Through Darkness to Most Distant Observable Objects
Space

Lucifer Instrument Helps Astronomers See Through Darkness to Most Distant Observable Objects

No, those aren’t horns in the upper right

Google Catches Flak for Mapping European Homes’ Wireless Networks With Street View Car
Security

Google Catches Flak for Mapping European Homes’ Wireless Networks With Street View Car

Video: Swoop Through the Real New York as Google Earth Meets Google Street View
Gear

Video: Swoop Through the Real New York as Google Earth Meets Google Street View

When Robots Rule the Roads
Technology

When Robots Rule the Roads

Humans make terrible drivers. Research shows we’re panic-prone, unpredictable and slow to react behind the wheel. Now a new breed of robot cars promises to eliminate human error for safer roads, less traffic and major fuel savings

Air Force Calls for Reusable Booster Vehicles for Military Space Planes
Technology

Air Force Calls for Reusable Booster Vehicles for Military Space Planes

A "rocket-back" maneuver would allow the booster vehicle to reverse course and pilot itself home to a runway landing

This Week in the Future, March 29-April 2, 2010
Science

This Week in the Future, March 29-April 2, 2010

Electrical Nerve Hacking Restores Movement To Paralyzed Limbs
Health

Electrical Nerve Hacking Restores Movement To Paralyzed Limbs

Nissan Leaf Priced: $32,780
Electric Vehicles

Nissan Leaf Priced: $32,780

For the First Time, Simulation Predicts Precisely How Materials Fracture
Environment

For the First Time, Simulation Predicts Precisely How Materials Fracture

Taking the "what the frack" out of materials engineering

U.S. Government Launches Official Agency to Manage Biometric Database
Technology

U.S. Government Launches Official Agency to Manage Biometric Database

All hail BIMA, the new U.S. biometrics agency

Found: Smallest Superconductor Ever; Could Enable Next-Gen Nanoscale Electronics
Technology

Found: Smallest Superconductor Ever; Could Enable Next-Gen Nanoscale Electronics

Honey, I shrunk the superconductors

How It Works: Taser’s Electrified Shotgun Slug
Technology

How It Works: Taser’s Electrified Shotgun Slug

Shock bullet

Boot Process Complete, Awaiting Command
Technology

Boot Process Complete, Awaiting Command

Autonomous Submarinebot Heads Down on Deepest-Ever Undersea Search For Undiscovered Life
Technology

Autonomous Submarinebot Heads Down on Deepest-Ever Undersea Search For Undiscovered Life

Video: Photoshop’s Content-Aware Fill is Magical
Gear

Video: Photoshop’s Content-Aware Fill is Magical

Don't like that tree there? Just circle it, and Photoshop does the rest. Gone.

Autonomous Oceanic Modules Could Self-Assemble Into Pirate-Fighting Bases, Like Legos
Technology

Autonomous Oceanic Modules Could Self-Assemble Into Pirate-Fighting Bases, Like Legos

DARPA plans to build floating fortresses out of smart shipping containers, Lego-style

The Homemade Lunar Lander
Moons

The Homemade Lunar Lander

Using off-the-shelf parts, a start-up built a rocket accurate and reliable enough to fly itself around the moon

New Versatile Polymer Counters Both Chemical and Biological Threats
Weapons

New Versatile Polymer Counters Both Chemical and Biological Threats

Drug Treatment Could Sharpen Adult Brains
Science

Drug Treatment Could Sharpen Adult Brains

Tests in mice show potential for reversing the slowdown in learning that comes with puberty

Most Flawless Diamonds Ever Are Meant for Lasers, Not Rings
Technology

Most Flawless Diamonds Ever Are Meant for Lasers, Not Rings

Scientists need the diamonds to build the next generation of X-ray lasers