NASA scientists have announced on Thursday that the Mars Pheonix Lander has discovered water ice on Mars. Their statement is backed by “photographic evidence” which have eluded this mystery and now we can say that there is ice therefore water could exist on Mars.
The photos show ice which sublimed after four days and Peter Smith, […]

Endoscopy is already known as a nightmare for most people, and it was about time that technology did something about it. German scientists from the Fraunhofer-Institut für Biomedizinische Technik have announced that images of your intestines can now be taken in a more pleasurable manner, and all the patient has to do is to swallow […]

Researchers from Intel have designed a robotic hand which can sense the shape of an object before it interacts with it. The robotic hand is based on electrolocation which means that the tips of the fingers are sending an electrical signal to the objects that will interfere with, and the hand will recognize the object […]

We all know what a compass is, but ever since it was discovered we don’t know why the magnetic field keeps the needle of the compass to point north. Scientists came up with many ideas, but none of them were satisfying. Now, a geophysicist named Dan Lathrop has build his own planet that will create […]

Researchers from the Sungkyunkwan University in Korea, along with the University of Nevada, US, have developed a flexible tactile display that could be used as a Braille display, for visually impaired people.
The device wraps around the finger link a band-aid and can make them feel the images that would normally appear on the display. The […]

Professors from Princeton worked in collaboration with their friends at the Boston University from Massachusetts to develop a new device that focuses streams of cells in a liquid, and even separate them according to their size.
The discovery can be used to sort out cells from the blood flow that look suspicious, and that could be […]

Depression affects many people around the world and researchers are trying to find out new ways of fighting against. Humans are treating depression with drugs and therapy but this is not satisfying enough. An interesting technique to cure depression is to use brain “pacemakers” which regulate the brain activity.
Brain pacemakers are based on electrodes that […]

As we were accustomed, the state of California has a new project regarding solar energy. We are very happy to say that California is doing a great job in order to achieve their goal of using renewable energy to produce 20 percent of their power by 2010.
Their latest project is also a Southern California Edison […]

Xtreme Energetics, a solar energy systems developer from Livermore, California have just reached an agreement with HP to build a system which will generate twice the efficiency of the solar energy and will cost half as much.
According to the agreement, HP will license its transparent transistor technology to Xtreme Energetics in return for a share […]

The classic paper towels you used for cleaning your keyboard after spilling Coke on it are very close to being replaced by something far more advanced and efficient. These Nanomesh Paper Towels can absorb up to 20 times their weight, and so far, they are only made for oil stains.

The recyclable nanomesh towel created at […]