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New camera captures images at 100 billion frames per second

Dec 5, 2014

Slow-motion photography is cool and all, but now a team of scientists has decided to use high-speed photography to track...

Japan launches its Hayabusa 2 asteroid-exploring space probe

Dec 3, 2014

A Japanese space probe named after a falcon blasted off on Wednesday, setting off on a six-year round trip to...

Another of Google’s internet balloons has crashed, this time in South Africa

Nov 22, 2014

Another balloon from Google’s Project Loon fleet has come crashing to the ground. According to a report out of South...

Star Wars producers want a shield to protect from drone spying

Sep 21, 2014

Remember the flying drone that snapped a picture of the Millennium Falcon on a Star Wars VII set in England?...

NASA wants to study the Earth by blasting it with lasers

Sep 9, 2014

A laser-based instrument being developed for the International Space Station will provide a unique 3-D view of Earth’s forests, helping...

Hackers have launched an assault against the Pakistani government

Sep 1, 2014

A group of Pakistani hackers temporarily brought down several government portals, including that of the Army, and leaked 23,000 bank...

This robot uses your heartbeat to create art

Sep 1, 2014

How does a famous-rapper-slash-business-tycoon and a tech titan launch a collaborative project? Apparently, by throwing a fancy soirée graced by...

Hackers have started attacking oil and gas companies in Norway

Sep 1, 2014

More than 50 Norwegian oil and energy companies have been hacked by unknown attackers, according to government security authorities. A...

All of California is expected to run on renewable energy by 2050

Aug 8, 2014

It's becoming more and more obvious, if it wasn't already, that we don't have that much time to cut greenhouse...

The US Army wants to give soldiers 3D-printed meals

Aug 5, 2014

The US Army could one day have its own very own version of the Star Trek replicator. Researchers at the...

This solar-powered farming robot automatically kills pests and picks weeds

Jun 30, 2014

Farming is long and hard work, but it can be rewarding too, especially when you take into consideration that you...

CISPA has returned to the US Senate with a slightly different name

Jun 18, 2014

The federal government refuses to let one of the most controversial Internet bills ever conceived die. CISPA, as it was...