02.25.16 Space ICYMI: Laser-powered spacecraft, upgraded Atlas bot and more Freakin laserbeams could launch a 3-day trip to Mars. By K. Davis, 02.25.16 save Save share
07.05.15 07.05.15 Squid skin could help make color-changing gadgets Not happy with the color of your clothes and devices? Eventually, you might get to change those hu... By J. Fingas, 07.05.15 save Save share View
05.12.15 05.12.15 Brain-like circuit performs human tasks for the first time There are already computer chips with brain-like functions, but having them perform brain-like tas... By J. Fingas, 05.12.15 save Save share View
03.27.15 03.27.15 Laser-activated nanoparticles are coming to clear your acne Researchers at UC Santa Barbara have developed a high-tech solution to the bane of adolescence: ac... By A. Tarantola, 03.27.15 save Save share View
10.25.13 10.25.13 Scientists show how to make an integrated circuit using only graphene IBM built an integrated circuit using graphene back in 2011, but it wasn't a complete breakthrough... By J. Fingas, 10.25.13 save Save share View
03.05.13 03.05.13 Physicists steer light on superconducting chips, forge our quantum computing future We're still years away from quantum computing becoming an everyday reality, but the physics genius... By N. Lee, 03.05.13 save Save share View
11.22.12 11.22.12 UCSB sensor sniffs explosives through microfluidics, might replace Rover at the airport (video) We're sure that most sniffer dogs would rather be playing fetch than hunting for bombs in luggage.... By J. Fingas, 11.22.12 save Save share View
06.08.12 06.08.12 UCSB engineers proteins that make silicon, leads hipsters to insist on organically-grown computers Organic circuits have been in development for awhile, but it's still rare that the organics are pr... By J. Fingas, 06.08.12 save Save share View
04.16.09 04.16.09 AlloSphere three story virtual environment not available for birthday parties, Bat Mitzvahs Researchers at UC Santa Barbara are developing an immense, wholly immersive VR environment that wou... By Joseph L. Flatley, 04.16.09 save Save share View
09.10.06 09.10.06 Shuji Nakamura wins €1m for invention of LEDs If you've ever turned on a computer, you can thank Shuji "Fiat Lux" Nakamura for the LED that glows... By Cyrus Farivar, 09.10.06 save Save share View
