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NASA and the US Army have tested 100 megabit per second laser communication with a cubesat.

Being able to identify trees can not only be a source of pleasure, as the first Boy Scouts Handbook opined, but a matter of survival.

When it comes to organ transplants, the waiting list and donor list don't quite line up, and even if a patient is lucky enough to receive the surgery, there's a chance their body may reject the foreign organ.

As useful and ubiquitous as they are, lithium-ion batteries are nearing their limits, and it's unlikely we'll be able to squeeze much more juice out of them.

A new study from researchers at the Mayo Clinic may shed some light on why certain people can lose more weight than others despite adhering to the same regime of exercise and caloric restriction.

3D printing has come a long way and this can be seen in a hyper-detailed one-tenth studio scale model of the Discovery spaceship from the 2001 movie.

Haug has recently introduced a new maximum velocity for subatomic particles (anything with rest mass) that is just below the speed of light. This is combined with the relativistic rocket equation in order to assess how much fuel would be needed to ac

It's a novel idea, using light diffracted through numerous plates instead of electrons.

Just a couple of months ago, Geneinno successfully Kickstarted its Titan underwater drone, which users can remotely-control from above the surface.

Here is a rundown of the various nuclear fusion projects. Overall there many interesting projects with decent funding.

Researchers of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and the company Diamond Materials have developed 6 inch wide diamond disks for window units to heat the plasma in fusion reactors.

Russians have built the vast majority of planes that leverage Wing in Ground Effect. Flying low above the water or land can provide extra lift to enable planes with far more cargo capacity.

When Uber and Lyft first hit the market, the concept of getting a ride was completely revolutionized. And while the ridesharing industry has offered us safe and reliable alternatives to the outdated cab industry, innovation is constant.

If you want a more productive vegetable garden, gorgeous perennial and annual flowers, bigger and brighter containers, overflowing hanging baskets, and healthier shrubs and trees – then it's time to use worm castings!

When it comes to new materials, thin is most definitely in. Brazilian researchers have created a new two-dimensional material called hematene, which is made up of sheets of iron ore just three atoms thick. And as is often the case with 2D materials,

Your daily commute could become faster, quieter and airborne if plans for a new flying car inspired by bird's wings come to fruition.

Robots may soon be more sensitive than humans--at least when it comes to their skin. Researchers from Glasgow University have developed a type of artificial skin that is more sensitive than our own. Just add this to all the ways robots are taking ov

Chainmail was a form of armor popular during Medieval times that consists of hundreds of small metal rings linked together to form armor. While better protection has long made it obsolete, NASA has reimagined its potential as a way to protect astrona

Improving flow in lymph nodes in the neck improves memory and learning and could reduce memory loss from aging

Innovation in health care is woefully lacking and government red tape is largely to blame, but seasteading just might be a way to circumvent bureaucracy without sacrificing quality.

That science fiction future where robots can do what people and animals do may be closer than you think. Marc Raibert, founder of Boston Dynamics, is developing advanced robots that can gallop like a cheetah, negotiate 10 inches of snow, walk upright

Current solar cells are able to convert into electricity around 20% of the energy received from the Sun, but a new technique has the potential to convert around 60% of it by funneling the energy more efficiently.

Accion Systems uses electrospray ion drive propulsion.

In synthetic biology, the control of gene expression requires a multistep processing of biological signals.

Sleek craft climbs to 32 miles over California's Mojave Desert.

When cryptocurrency is mined, it often gives a lot of heat as a result of the powerful hardware that it uses.

Graphene is a form of carbon that could bring us bulletproof armor and space elevators, improve medicine, and make the internet run faster -- some day.

There's an interesting platform for the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) network called 'Member,' which allows users to post censorship resistant messages tied to specific locations around the world.

A 2,000-strong fleet of supersonic jets serving hundreds of destinations around the world in a matter of hours is an achievable goal, according to the mastermind behind one project attempting to revive the Concorde era.

The first Gravity human flying suit was sold for 300,000 euros. Current versions of the suit sell for $440,000.

Skeleton Technologies is an interesting startup from Estonia, which develops and produces ultracapacitors that could be utilized in electric vehicles.

One in every three Americans will "contract" some form of cancer in their lifetime, and only about 50 percent will survive that attack.

Our lives and the world would undergo the highest amount of radical change if certain biotech research succeeds.

The future of manufacturing is truly wild.

With a livery that reflects its namesake, the first of Airbus' five BelugaXL heavy transport aircraft completed its maiden flight today at Toulouse-Blagnac, France.

The world only produces a nanogram of antimatter every year but we cannot store any of it for any length of time.

Intel's Shooting Star drones continue to hit new heights, with their latest outing culminating in yet another record for the computer hardware turned robotic pyrotechnics company.

Flow batteries have the potential to help store energy on a large scale, and might be particularly useful to back up renewable energy sources, but there are a few issues still to overcome.

While mobile phones are certainly handy gadgets to have around, the radiation they emit can have a profound physiological impact on the human brain. The Technocrat mind that creates technology for technology's sake is seldom concerned with 'side

Researchers in Boulder are trying to determine if an illegal club drug could be a viable treatment for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.

Google says it will string a trans-Atlantic cable from France to Virginia.

Here's why vaccines are unnecessary: They are merely given purportedly to immunize against or shall it be said 'prevent' certain diseases, most of which are rarely fatal in first world countries. These are mostly transitory viral conditions. Th

AGNI wants to achieve a paradigm shift in energy with a nuclear fusion reactor with 10 times the efficiency of fission and no waste.

Akka Technologies is developing pods with detachable wings that would integrate aviation and public transit. The AKKA Group is an engineering and technology consulting company with 16000 employees. The detachable wings would make for vastly more e

Ready Nutrition Readers, before you scoff completely at the title and smirk at the use of a manufactured pharmaceutical, there are a few things I ask you to keep in mind. I have written before on my stance regarding both naturopathic and traditional

The three trillion-dollar income stream produced by the medical industrial complex is about to come demolished by a home remedy - baking soda. Buy stock in Arm & Hammer. (Church & Dwight Co. Ltd.)

The engines of an airplane are complicated machines with plenty of hard-to-reach places, and keeping them in working order requires a lot of time and maintenance.

Technocrat practices have already taken over most of the medical industry with so-called 'evidence-based' treatments. IBM's Watson program, for instance, claims better diagnosis and treatment of cancer than highly skilled physicians. We will so

Social petition platform, Change.org, has announced the launch of a screensaver that mines Monero on behalf of the organization. "The Mining Screensaver" will pool the computing power of the program's users, with all XMR generated being automat

A Russian firm has announced commencement on the world's largest 3D construction printer, capable of printing an entire six-storey building before you can say "regulatory compliance". The S–500 is the work of the AMT-SPETSAVIA group in Russia.