Inventions Real-life, working Tricorder developed by Trekkie-scientist and made open source available April 14, 2012
Nanotechnology The most sensitive scale in the world can measure to the yoctogram (proton’s mass) April 4, 2012
Robotics ‘Smart sand’ could morph into any object automatically April 2, 2012 - Updated on February 15, 2019
Astronomy IBM to develop world’s most powerful computing system tasked with finding origins of Universe April 2, 2012 - Updated on October 27, 2017
Animals Bio-mechanical hybrid robot might detect diseases from inside your body March 30, 2012 - Updated on October 27, 2017
Research Toy-inspired “Buckliball” paves the way towards a new class of engineering structures March 27, 2012 - Updated on April 22, 2023
Inventions IBM images electric charge distribution in a SINGLE molecule – world’s first! February 27, 2012 - Updated on June 11, 2023
Research Paleontology 2.0: 3-D printed dinosaur skeletons turned into robots February 22, 2012 - Updated on August 24, 2023
Genetics USB-powered DNA sequencer puts genetic analysis out of the lab to your laptop February 22, 2012 - Updated on October 27, 2017
Research Scientists develop single-atom transistor with ‘perfect’ precision February 20, 2012 - Updated on August 15, 2022
Environmental Issues Most effective, cheapest CO2 sponge developed January 16, 2012 - Updated on October 27, 2017
Nanotechnology ‘Time Cloaking’ remarkable experiment hides event in time January 6, 2012 - Updated on June 11, 2023
Renewable Energy Solar paint promises to turn any surface into a solar cell December 19, 2011 - Updated on November 22, 2012
Studies Fastest network data transfer in the world – 186 GB/s December 15, 2011 - Updated on June 11, 2023
Robotics Cyborg insects on the front line of future disaster response November 29, 2011 - Updated on October 27, 2017
Robotics See how a robot controls a human’s arm. Yes, not the other way around. November 28, 2011 - Updated on October 27, 2017
Inventions Skin-like material that stretches and senses might bring the tactile to the artificial October 26, 2011
Biology Transistor gates created out of E. Coli bacteria – huge biocomputing leap forward! October 20, 2011
Science Wall-penetrating radar renders real time video of what’s going on behind it October 19, 2011 - Updated on February 15, 2019
