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Dutch students grow their own biodegradable car

Aug 9 2017

Dutch students grow their own biodegradable carWhat's made of sugar, can carry four people and travel at 50 miles (80 km) per hour? A biodegradable car, whose inventors say could be the next step in environmentally friendly motoring.

Rocket Lab says ground equipment marred New Zealand launch

Aug 8 2017

Rocket Lab says ground equipment marred New Zealand launchA California aerospace company says a rocket it launched from New Zealand last May did not reach orbit because a problem with ground equipment caused a loss of telemetry that forced range safety officials to terminate the flight


Sage grouse conservation changes draw mix of praise, alarm

Aug 8 2017

Sage grouse conservation changes draw mix of praise, alarmCHEYENNE, Wyo.

Research marine mammal's move to tourist park causes stir

Aug 8 2017

Research marine mammal's move to tourist park causes stirCompared with other marine mammals, 40-year-old Kina has lived a particularly winding and high-prof

Dutch egg probe widens to chicken meat tests

Aug 8 2017

Dutch egg probe widens to chicken meat testsIn a new twist in Europe's tainted egg scandal, Dutch authorities announced Tuesday they had started testing chicken meat coming from affected poultr

The Reason China Can’t Find Anyone to Operate Its Alien-Hunting Telescope

Aug 8 2017

The Reason China Can’t Find Anyone to Operate Its Alien-Hunting TelescopeEven for a million dollar salary.


AI Vs. Bioterrorism: Artificial Intelligence Trained to Detect Anthrax by Scientists

Aug 8 2017

AI Vs. Bioterrorism: Artificial Intelligence Trained to Detect Anthrax by Scientists

What a Leftover Viking Lunch Revealed About the Global Frozen Food Trade

Aug 8 2017

What a Leftover Viking Lunch Revealed About the Global Frozen Food TradeThe legendary Norsemen weren't just raiders.


Self-driving car technology firm Oryx Vision raises $50 million

Aug 8 2017

Self-driving car technology firm Oryx Vision raises $50 millionJERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's Oryx Vision, which is developing object sensors for self-driving cars, said on Tuesday it raised $50 million in a second funding round led by Third Point Ventures and Walden ...


Garage Science Project Lands Sisters an Opportunity to Work With NASA

Aug 8 2017

Garage Science Project Lands Sisters an Opportunity to Work With NASA

PositiveID Successfully Detects Ebola Virus on Its Firefly Dx Prototype System

Aug 8 2017

PositiveID Successfully Detects Ebola Virus on Its Firefly Dx Prototype SystemCompany Publishes White Paper and Data on Ebola Detection DELRAY BEACH, FL / ACCESSWIRE / August 8, 2017 / PositiveID Corporation (OTCQB: PSID ), a life sciences company focused on detection and diagnostics, ...


Timeline: Gene therapy's long road to market

Aug 8 2017

Timeline: Gene therapy's long road to marketGene therapy, which aims to patch faulty genes with working DNA, has been a long time in development.

Victim of 9/11 identified after 16 years using new DNA technology

Aug 8 2017

Victim of 9/11 identified after 16 years using new DNA technologyNew DNA technology has made it possible for another victim of the 9/11 terrorist attacks to be identified nearly 16 years

Using smart sensors to monitor a hive reveals when bee colonies are in trouble

Aug 8 2017

Using smart sensors to monitor a hive reveals when bee colonies are in troubleWhy are bee populations declining?

Scientists unveil a possible new way of healing wounds in the future

Aug 7 2017

Scientists unveil a possible new way of healing wounds in the futureScientists at Ohio State University have developed a new method that has the capability of changing the body's existing cells into new cells to promote healing.