Tuesday, March 5, 2013 - 3:40pm
The structure of cicada wings can destroy bacteria, and it's the first natural material we've found that does it.
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Friday, March 1, 2013 - 4:47pm
Here's how the Inspiration Mars Foundation plans to send humans on a 500-day trip around Mars.
Thursday, February 28, 2013 - 3:04pm
Most of us don't even have access to 3D printing technology, but that's not stopping MIT from finding a way to add a whole extra D to the mix.
Thursday, February 28, 2013 - 1:48pm
DARPA's about to spend $130 million developing some kind of new helicopter airplane hybrid.
Monday, February 25, 2013 - 5:56pm
There's a scene in Spider-Man 2 where Spidey stops a runaway subway train using just webbing. Thanks to science, we now know that's realistic.
Monday, February 25, 2013 - 3:09pm
Two percent of the taxes we pay in the United States go towards funding scientific research, and the government has decided that you get to have a look at it.
Friday, February 22, 2013 - 5:18pm
With a transparent fluorescent overlay, every single screen could pull double duty as an invisible camera system.
Friday, February 22, 2013 - 3:22pm
Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works, the same crew responsible for the original stealth fighter, say they'll have a trailer-sized fusion reactor running by 2017.
Thursday, February 21, 2013 - 7:27pm
Dennis Tito, the first space tourist, wants to swing two people around Mars in a 501-day mission launching in 2018.
Wednesday, February 20, 2013 - 3:48pm
With a lot of personal space and your own dedicated overhead bin, AirGo seats might just be worth a 16% premium.
