At 94, Dick Post is the oldest scientist Lawrence Livermore Laboratory has ever had. And he may be the most fascinating.

Physics - General Physics

Jun 14, 2013 4.9 / 5 (20) 2

After Cuban scientists studied the effects of climate change on this island's 3,500 miles (5,630 kilometers) of coastline, their discoveries were so alarming that officials didn't share the results with the ...

Space & Earth - Environment

Jun 12, 2013 5 / 5 (8) 22

(Phys.org) —Robots playing air hockey can play strategically as a result of work by researchers in Japan at Chiba University's Namiki Lab. The system they constructed consists of an air-hockey table, a ...

Electronics - Robotics

Jun 15, 2013 5 / 5 (7) 4 |

Frustrated by their inability to stem an onslaught of computer hackers, some companies are considering adopting the standards of the Wild West to fight back against online bandits.

Technology - Internet

Jun 13, 2013 4.2 / 5 (5) 7

A toy helicopter created from cannibalised smartphones was among the main attractions at a huge toy show in Tokyo on Friday, where producers were targeting the young and the young-at-heart.

Electronics - Consumer & Gadgets

Jun 14, 2013 4.3 / 5 (4) 0

Under the watchful eye of news media and area winegrape growers, a remote-controlled helicopter, fitted with a spray applicator system, was field tested today over a vineyard in the heart of the famed Napa ...

Technology - Engineering

Jun 11, 2013 5 / 5 (2) 0

A protein secreted by the chlamydia bug has a very unusual structure, according to scientists in the School of Medicine at The University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio. The discovery of the protein's shape could ...

Chemistry - Biochemistry

Jun 11, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0 |

Microsoft and Sony offered new details this week on the game consoles they will start selling before the holiday shopping season. The Xbox One and the PlayStation 4 will join Nintendo's Wii U, which came ...

Electronics - Consumer & Gadgets

Jun 14, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0