Google Earth inspires cell biologists
Advances in microscopy allow researchers to zoom in and out of biological tissue like they’re using Google Earth.
What makes Paris look like Paris?
Visual data mining of Google identifies cities’ distinctive details.
New lasers could prevent plane crashes
The laser light velocity sensors have been successfully tested in a high-speed wind tunnel.
Bioengineers developed an artificial jellyfish
Medusoid is the brainchild of professor Kevin Kit Parker and a team of researchers at the California Institute of Technology and Harvard University. Using silicone and muscle cells taken from a rat’s heart,…
Edison’s nickel-iron battery gets a 21st century makeover
A century old design could be used in electric vehicles, much as Edison originally envisioned.
6U CubeSat: Australia’s opportunity for a national space program
UNSW researchers have developed a new system design for a nano-satellite, which could lead the way into a sustainable Australian space program.
Land of science and discovery
Antarctica seems so unwelcoming that it has awakened the imagination of scientists and adventurers. One hundred years ago, it was almost impossible to live there, but today the endless ice deserts of the…
