Sci-Tech

NASA discovers 10 new Earth-size exoplanets

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- NASA revealed Monday 10 new rocky, Earth-sized planets that could potentially have liquid water and…

Snake on a plane! Don’t panic, it’s probably just a (soft) robot

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Robots are big business. The industry will be worth $188 billion USD by 2020, up from $91.5…

Octopus inspires S. Korea ‘breakthrough’ adhesive patch

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- The clinging power of octopus tentacles has inspired a breakthrough new adhesive patch that works…

Dutch firm aims to deliver first flying car in 2018

by Jo Biddle Agence France-Presse RAAMSDONKSVEER, Netherlands (AFP) -- From "The Jetsons" to "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang," flying cars have…

‘World’s quickest camera’ could get 1,000 times faster with better lasers

LUND, Sweden (Reuters) -- A super-fast 'camera' developed at Lund University can capture on film processes in chemistry, physics, biology…

China’s quantum satellite establishes photon entanglement over 1,200 kilometers

CCTV -- A team of Chinese scientists have realized the satellite-based distribution of entangled photon pairs over 1,200 kilometers, with…

Scientists cross halfway point in Hawaii Mars simulation dome

HAWAII, United States (Reuters) - Six scientists have crossed the halfway point of an eight-month stint in a dome perched…

China launches its first X-ray space telescope to study black holes, pulsars

CCTV -- China launched its first X-ray space telescope to observe black holes, pulsars and gamma-ray bursts, via a Long…

4K, VR and Nintendo Switch are hot topics as public attend E3 for the first time

LOS ANGELES, California (Reuters) -- VR, 4K and Nintendo Switch are among the hot topics as gaming convention E3 gets…

Heavy Metal – the first 3D-printed aluminium guitar

LUND, Sweden (Reuters) -- A Swedish-based professor who became famous by pioneering the art of customised 3D printed instruments has…

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