Scientists Make Lightsabers A Reality With Molecule Switches
A team at Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light have managed to make two beams of light "touch" each other. Not only is this a breakthrough for physics, but it's a dream come true for many Star Wars fans out there...
Otherworldly Radio Signals May Be The Result of Massive Thunderstorms
For as long as we’ve searched the stars for alien life, we’ve received strange radio signals of unknown origin. Researchers from the University of St Andrews have found the cause. The bad news: it’s probably not aliens. The good news: it’s still awesome. The cause of extraterrestrial radio signals may in fact be lightning storms on other planets - millions of times more powerful than those on Earth.
This Billboard Mimicks Human Sweat To Kill Zika Mosquitoes
A new billboard has been created in Brazil to attract and kill mosquitoes by mimicking human sweat. Logically called the "Mosquito Killer," this has been launched by two advertising agencies to raise awareness about the Zika virus and help combat the spread.
Venus Express Gathers Crucial Data About Venus' Atmosphere While Trapped in Low Orbit
Before plummeting beneath the clouds forever, the European Space Agency (ESA)’s Venus Express unearthed a few more secrets about our sister planet. Its final months in low orbit revealed the planet to be much colder and far less dense than expected.
Humans Get Aroused When Touching A Robot's Naughty Bits, Study Shows
Humans do not find robots sexually attractive... That's what we thought until a recent study proved otherwise. Scientists from Stanford University found that people get physiologically aroused when touching the naughty bits of AI-controlled automatons.
NASA Gravity Map Offers Best Ever Look At Mars
NASA has released an amazingly detailed gravity map of Mars, which shows forces around the red planet and huge amounts of physical properties. This was created using range tracking and Doppler data, collected from three different spacecraft orbiting Mars for over a decade: the Mars Global Surveyor (MGS), Mars Odyssey (ODY), and the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO).
Bento Lab: A DNA Laboratory for Everybody
Bento Lab is a portable DNA laboratory designed for anyone and everyone. It aims to bring molecular biology to the masses without the need for a full lab, or huge cash investment. Founded by Bethan Wolfenden and Philipp Boeing, Bento Lab is currently seeking funding on Kickstarter.
NASA Images Reveal New Details About Ceres' Mysterious Bright Spots
NASA's Dawn satellite has sent back the most detailed images yet of the large, bright spots on the dwarf planet Ceres. Orbiting at just 385 km above the surface, pictures reveal a mini-world of complex land formations inside the region known as Occator Crater.
Bionic Fingertip Allows Amputee To Feel Sense Of Touch Again
A man who lost his left hand has had his sense of touch restored with an artificial fingertip, which can detect pain, temperature and pressure.
Scientists Successfully Grow Crops In Mars Soil Conditions
Researchers from Wageningen University & Research centre in the Netherlands have created Mars-equivalent soil in the lab and successfully managed to grow crops in it. This is a huge step towards the potential future colonisation of the red planet.
History's Greatest Scientists Reimagined As Street Fighter Characters
When you think of scientists who have transcended our understanding of the physical world, some key names come up. From Darwin and Hawking, to Einstein and Tesla, their theories are just as important today as the day they were written. But now, these thinkers have been placed into the one place you wouldn't expect: a 16-bit fighting game.
AI Can Predict Human Behaviour Now, As Machines Learn To Read Our Fiction
Stanford researchers have invented a new way for artificial intelligence to predict human behaviour, which is done by reading an online database of 600,000 fiction stories. If you were wondering what will give robots the edge when Skynet comes around, this would be a key element.
Science Proves Einstein's Impossible Theory. Existence Of Gravitational Waves Confirmed
Scientists have finally proved a key part of Einstein's general theory of relativity, 100 years after his prediction. The National Science Foundation, Caltech and MIT have validated the existence of gravitational waves in spacetime.
Scientists Build A Robot That Changes Colour Like A Chameleon
Invisible robots are no longer just science fiction. Researchers from the Guoping Wang of Wuhan University in China have created a robot with the Chameleon-like ability to change colour with its surroundings.
Researchers Build A Computer That Can 'Read People's Minds'
Researchers are one step closer to reading people's minds in real time. In a study published Thursday in the journal Plos Computational Biology, the team used computational software that managed to decode brain signals and accurately predict what they were seeing in real time.
Watch An Astronaut Play Ping-Pong With A Ball Of Water In Space
Astronaut Scott Kelly celebrated his 300th day in space aboard the International Space Station by playing a game of ping-pong. Without gravity, the quick reaction times aren't required because things don't move as fast. But you can make things more interesting with super-hydrophobic polycarbonate ping-pong paddles and a ball of water.
Scientists Have Built A Casino For Rats To Demonstrate Gambling Addiction
Scientists from the University of British Columbia in Canada have built a 'rat casino,' finding that bright sounds and lights make the rodents more prone to taking risks when gambling. Yes, this is as fascinating and insane as it sounds.
Astronomers Find Solar System's 9th Planet, And It's Not Pluto
Astronomers from the California Institute of Technology (CIT) have found evidence to suggest our solar system has a ninth planet, and no, it's still not Pluto.
Scientists Say Spider-Man Can't Exist Because Humans Have Small Feet
At some point, all of you have dreamt about being Spider-Man. Those dreams will stay entirely fictional, unfortunately. Scientists have confirmed this will never be physically possible because humans are too big, and have feet that are too small for the job.