The researchers at the Mind Research Network published the results of a scientific study that investigates whether practice increases gray matter thus making the brain efficient. The tools used by the scientists were the well-known Tetris game and brain imaging. The study lasted for three months, in...

Finally, the solution to asteroids hitting Earth in the far future, which all of us have seen in science fiction movies, is being developed by scientists and engineers at the Stevenage space company EADS Astrium. The British specialists there are working on a big plan to stop and remove asteroids years...

It’s the first time in history when scientists managed to image the chemical structure of a molecule, and responsible for this is no other than IBM, the US-based multinational computer technology and IT consulting corporation. In order to be able to image a molecule, scientists used an advanced and...

PATEV GmbH & Co KG provides a new technology that enables needle-free injections to patients during treatment. The PYROFAST system is based on pyrotechnical gas propulsion and can deliver liquid and solid drugs via intra-muscular, subcutaneous and intra-dermal injections. It injects the drug in just...

From the latest press release of the University of Texas at Austin we learned that the chemical engineer Brian Kogel found a way to create low-cost solar cells that can be printed or painted onto buildings or rooftops. The innovative method involves using semi-transparent nanoparticle inks printed like...

As nanotechnology helps in creating smaller and smaller electronics, researchers at IBM and the California Institute of Technology found a solution to produce even smaller electronics using DNA scaffolding. This new method produces tiny circuit boards, faster and more energy efficient computer chips,...

International Launch Services announced the successful launch of the AsiaSat 5 satellite into the orbit. According to the press release, this was the fourth commercial mission in 2009 of the leading provider of mission and launch services. The satellite was carried on an ILS Proton for Asia Satellite...

HemCon Medical Technologies is a leading developer of advanced medical solutions including the chitosan-based dressing used in the military sector. It’s latest innovative product is the z-folded hemostatic ChitoGauze dressing platform, which was designed for use on the battlefield to cure severe, arterial...

The Ares I first stage five-segment solid rocket booster was unveiled by ATK and NASA on the 40th anniversary of Apollo 11 landing on the moon. It is set in Promontory, Utah, in ATK’s facility, and will be the launch motor to take humans to the Moon, representing the next step in space travel. “As...

“In response to rumors circulating the Internet on sites such as FoxNews.com, FastCompany.com and CNET News about a “flesh eating” robot project, Cyclone Power Technologies and Robotic Technology would like to set the record straight: This robot is strictly vegetarian.“ This is how the latest...