New technique could brighten screens and make smartphone batteries last longer

Our future TV and smartphone screens could have double the energy efficiency, thanks to a technique…

Sharing control with robots may make manufacturing safer, more efficient

Hulking robots common to assembly line manufacturing tend to be loners. They often cut, bend and…

Making wireless communication more energy efficient

Omer Tanovic, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, joined the…

Jumping space robot ‘flies’ like a spacecraft

Astronauts on the Moon found themselves hopping around, rather than simply walking. Switzerland’s SpaceBok planetary exploration…

Stromboli clears up ash after deadly volcano eruption

The village of Ginostra on Stromboli began sweeping away layers of ash on Thursday, the day…

Dust storms swirl at the north pole of Mars

ESA’s Mars Express has been keeping an eye on local and regional dust storms brewing at…

Scientists combine light and matter to make particles with new behaviors

Every type of atom in the universe has a unique fingerprint: It only absorbs or emits…

New Zealand slams Google over murder case gaffe

Google was accused of “giving the middle finger” by New Zealand’s Justice Minister Thursday, after the…

Chinese official: Pig fever outbreak 'complicated and grim'

The death toll from a disease outbreak in China’s pig herds that has pushed up global…

French lawmakers approve 3% tax on online giants

France’s lower house of parliament approved Thursday a small, pioneering tax on internet giants like Google,…