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NASA Seeks Wisdom of Crowd for Mars Robot Missions
Scientists and engineers worldwide can submit papers for a conference dedicated to brainstorming ideas for future Mars exploration.
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Will Computers Ever Know Everything?
An essay in Science magazine by Andrew Hodges, the dean of Wadham College at Oxford University, suggests that Alan...
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Digital Textbooks Will Change the Way Students Learn
Science can advance quickly, rendering existing textbooks obsolete. Now new digital textbooks are emerging intended to better engage students...
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Scientists Build First Working Quantum Network
Scientists at the Quantum Dynamics division of the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics in Germany announced that they...
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Humans vs. Robots: Who Should Dominate Space Exploration?
Many space scientists, engineers and politicians argue that virtually anything a human can do on another planet, a robot...
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Cooperating Mini-Brains Show How Intelligence Evolved
Working together can hasten brain evolution, according to a new computer simulation. When programmed to navigate challenging cooperative tasks,...
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DARPA Seeking to Build (Friendly) Terminators
The government is looking for a few good robots. But never fear, this year’s DARPA Robotics Challenge isn’t a...
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Opening the Gate to Robust Quantum Computing
Scientists have overcome a major hurdle facing quantum computing: how to protect quantum information from degradation by the environment...
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Facebook: Big Friend or Big Brother?
Facebook, Google, Apple, Microsoft and Amazon are the masters of this new universe. Each dominates an overlapping realm of...
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Proposed Satellite Would Beam Solar Power to Earth
An energy-hungry Earth is in need of transformational and sustainable energy solutions. For decades, researchers have been appraising the...