Robotics

The Rat Race

A Neuroscientists Taught Rats How To Drive — Then Things Got Weird

By Kelly Lambert and The Conversation

Yes, rats can be taught to drive. They seem to even like it.

The USS Enterprise from the 'Next Generation' Episode "Evolution."
Tiny Robots

One Wild Star Trek AI Just Made a Surprising Comeback

By Ryan Britt

The nanites are coming!

Mars’ craters come from ancient collisions during the formation of the solar system.
Science

Can NASA Really Send Humans to Mars In the Next Decade?

CubeSats, as depicted in this illustration, make it affordable for universities and private companie...
Science

This Innovative Technology Is Reinventing How We Can Study the Solar System

The Rat Race

A Neuroscientists Taught Rats How To Drive — Then Things Got Weird

By Kelly Lambert and The Conversation

Yes, rats can be taught to drive. They seem to even like it.

Tiny Robots

One Wild Star Trek AI Just Made a Surprising Comeback

By Ryan Britt

The nanites are coming!

Science

Can NASA Really Send Humans to Mars In the Next Decade?

By Joel S. Levine and The Conversation

NASA plans to send humans on a scientific round trip to Mars potentially as early as 2035.

Science

This Innovative Technology Is Reinventing How We Can Study the Solar System

By Mustafa Aksoy and The Conversation

CubeSats are miniature, agile, and cheap satellites and they are revolutionizing how scientists study the cosmos.

Science

A Class of Materials Called Photocatalysts Can Break Down Common Toxic Pollutants, Research Shows

By The Conversation and Mahshid Ahmadi

Many human activities release pollutants into the air, water and soil.

Health

Researchers Study Life After Death — And It Gets Weirder

By Peter A Noble, Alex Pozhitkov and The Conversation

What mechanisms allow certain cells to keep working after an organism has died?

Science

72 Gigabit-Per Second Wi-Fi Is Coming — Is This the Future Of the Internet?

By Ranjan Singh and The Conversation

These innovations are set to transform wireless communication.

Science

The Path To Better Internet Is With Flying Routers — Really

By Mohamed-Slim Alouini, Mariette DiChristina and The Conversation

This could enable the entire world to participate fully in the digital age.

Science

This Victorian-Era Technology Is Still Astonishingly Accurate At Capturing Weather

By Giles Harrison and The Conversation

The Stevenson screen was a masterful innovation.

Cars

Self-Driving Cars Are Still The Best Way To Solve The Biggest Problem With Driving In America

By Weizi Li and The Conversation

Robocars promise to improve traffic even when most of the cars around them are driven by people, study finds