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Ultracapacitors have recently become attractive forms of energy storage: They recharge in seconds, have very long lifespans, work with close to 100% efficiency, and are much lighter and less volatile than batteries. But they suffer from low…

Loaded with instruments and an extendable robotic arm, an SUV-sized spacecraft, will soon be barreling toward a space rock, on a round-trip journey that promises to return an unprecedented souvenir: extraterrestrial soil, taken directly…

A contract has been signed between ESA and Arianespace to secure the launch of the Aeolus satellite. With this milestone, a better understanding of Earth’s winds is another step closer. The contract, worth €32.57m, was signed at ESA…

Thirty percent of adult deaths in the 30−70 year age group, are attributed to cardiovascular diseases, which is greater than the combined deaths from all types of cancer. The ability to diagnose cardiac disease is therefore of utmost…

2016 RB1, a small asteroid, safely flew past Earth September 8th at 10:20am PDT (1:20pm EDT/17:20 UTC) at a distance of about 25,000 miles (40,000 kilometers, or just less than 1/10th the distance of Earth to the moon). Because the…

A Sweden and San Francisco-based company named Stilla has just revealed a motion-detecting product that will track anything you say it should. Stilla Motion combines motion-detecting tech and artificial intelligence to send users alerts…

Yesterday, Nintendo and The Pokémon Company announced that a new wearable device will hit stores next week, on September 16. The Pokémon GO Plus is a companion device that connects to your phone over Bluetooth Smart, similar to the tech…

Drones are fun. New drones are exciting. Pizza is delicious. But in reality, how many people actually want a drone delivering their pizzas. Over the past six years or so, there have a been a handful of novel delivery drone ideas…

It's no secret that researchers are considering graphene  a wonder material due to it's amazing capabilities. The material is making its way into a plethora of products like coatings, sports equipment and even light bulbs. Scientists are…