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'Doomsday' Comet Elenin Disintegrates, Won't Be Seen for 12,000 Years

‘Doomsday’ Comet Elenin Disintegrates, Won’t Be Seen for 12,000 Years

Remember comet Elenin, which some internet bloggers claimed was a sign of the coming apocalypse? Well, the tiny 1.2 mile rock has apparently disintegrated, and won’t be seen again for a long, long time. Continue reading

Augmented Reality Navigation Right in Your Car's Windshield

Augmented Reality Navigation Right in Your Car’s Windshield

Imagine having navigation details displayed right on your windshield. This technology already exists as a working prototype, using the concept of augmented reality. Continue reading

Researchers Create Invisibility Cloak with Carbon Nanotubes

Researchers Create Invisibility Cloak with Carbon Nanotubes

Researchers at the University of Dallas have created an “invisibility cloak” with carbon nanotubes, by using the science behind a mirage. Continue reading

NASA Releases First Images of Asteroid Vesta

NASA Releases First Images of Asteroid Vesta

New photos have been released by NASA, as their Dawn spacecraft has captured stunning new imagery of asteroid Vesta. Continue reading

Soft, Squishy Memory Could be Implanted in Your Brain

Soft, Squishy Memory Could be Implanted in Your Brain

Researchers at the North Carolina State University have developed a type of “soft” memory that has the physical properties of Jello. Continue reading

Woman Raising $15,000 for Prosthetic Eye Camera

Woman Raising $15,000 for Prosthetic Eye Camera

Tanya Marie Vlach wants to be a cyborg. No, really. She’s trying to raise enough money to fund development of a tiny webcam that could fit inside her prosthetic eye. Continue reading

Using Google Really Does Mess With Your Brain

Using Google Really Does Mess With Your Brain

Researchers have finally found a connection identifying the relationship between online tools and cognition. So, yes, using Google really does mess with your head. Continue reading

Epic Saturn Storm is as Wide as Earth

Epic Saturn Storm is as Wide as Earth

An amazing storm is raging on Saturn right now, and NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has a front-row seat. Already, the orbiter has been able to capture some stunning visual imagery. Continue reading

Dentists Can Now ‘Practice’ on an Attractive Japanese Robot

Dentists Can Now ‘Practice’ on an Attractive Japanese Robot

Meet Hanako 2, the latest creepily lifelike robot to become a guinea pig for dental students. Continue reading

New Fuel-Electric Hybrid Car Will Be Able to Fly

New Fuel-Electric Hybrid Car Will Be Able to Fly

Flying cars are no longer the stuff of science fiction. However, the flying cars of the future might actually be environmentally-conscious as well. Continue reading