Scientists

Feeding knowledge directly into your brain, just like in sci-fi classic The Matrix, could soon take as much effort as falling asleep, scientists…

A person is able to perceive and localize individual phosphenes or spots of light…well, big deal. Meaning, no big deal for those who see. However,…

Aditi Roy, Nasir Memon, and Arun Ross Just how unique are partial finger prints? Fingerprint readers, like the TouchID on an iPhone, exist to…

Frances Arnold of the California Institute of Technology was awarded half of the 9-million-kronor ($1.01 million) prize, while the other half will be…

(3rd from left) NTU Asst Prof Pham Quang Cuong with his multidisciplinary team of researchers consisting of roboticists, civil engineers,…

The boundless rice fields of the Ebro Delta: more than 90,000 tons of famous Catalan rice are grown here every year. Global demand is rising, but the…

Years ago, the idea of genetic splicing was a fictional pipe dream that invoked images of bat winged-lions or bears with laser eyes. That’s not on…

SEX CELLS Makings babies could soon get a lot less sexy. A team of Japanese researchers is now closer than any other scientists have come to…

BYE, SKEETERS They might be tiny, but mosquitoes cause millions of deaths every year by spreading diseases like malaria and dengue. Now, new…

NIGHTMARE FUEL Scientists at the City University of Hong Kong have created a new robot. Upside: it could help deliver drugs inside the body,…