Material with eagle-like grasp could lead to grippier robot handsIt could also produce more heat-sensitive gadgets.By J. Fingas, 08.12.2018TwitterFacebookRedditMailShare
Diamond 'guitar' strings could lead to quantum computer memoryYou even tune their frequencies.By J. Fingas, 05.27.2018TwitterFacebookRedditMailShare
Astronomers spot the smallest star so farIt’s only slightly larger than Saturn.By M. Locklear, 07.12.2017TwitterFacebookRedditMailShare
Leaf veins may lead to longer battery lifeA natural structure could boost the performance of all kinds of tech.By J. Fingas, 04.10.2017TwitterFacebookRedditMailShare
Researchers make a graphene superconductorWhich doesn’t need to be chilled down to crazy temperatures to work. By D. Cooper, 01.20.2017TwitterFacebookRedditMailShare
Scientists find the first known dinosaur brain tissue fossilScans show that it resembles that of modern birds and reptiles.By J. Fingas, 10.29.2016TwitterFacebookRedditMailShare
Clever SIM sticker makes no-signal mobile payments possibleThe DigiTally project hopes to make mobile payments easier in the developing world.By J. Rigg, 10.28.2016TwitterFacebookRedditMailShare
Two black holes are defying the limits of scienceThey're chewing up companion stars faster than physics would normally allow.By J. Fingas, 05.02.2016TwitterFacebookRedditMailShare
Science: No, you can't be Spider-ManResearch shows that humans are just too big to climb walls.By J. Fingas, 01.18.2016TwitterFacebookRedditMailShare
Frozen oil could be the key to shapeshifting materialsThose odd shapes hint at a future of artificial structures with lifelike behavior.By J. Fingas, 12.27.2015TwitterFacebookRedditMailShare
Motion capture suits can detect lies better by tracking your fidgetingBy S. Dent, 01.07.2015TwitterFacebookRedditMailShare
EDSAC, the first 'practical' civilian computer, turns 64By T. O'Brien, 05.06.2013TwitterFacebookRedditMailShare
University of Cambridge chip moves data in 3D through magnetic spinBy J. Fingas, 02.03.2013TwitterFacebookRedditMailShare
Phase change memory breakthrough could lead to gigahertz-plus data transfers, make SSDs seem pokeyBy J. Fingas, 06.23.2012TwitterFacebookRedditMailShare
Cambridge researchers translate graphene into printable circuitry material, bring basic 'Skynet' factory to youBy C. Barylick, 11.25.2011TwitterFacebookRedditMailShare
Cambridge researchers tout new location-based method to predict friends on social networksBy D. Melanson, 08.06.2011TwitterFacebookRedditMailShare
Device Analyzer Android study wants to track your every move, if you'll let itBy C. Trout, 06.19.2011TwitterFacebookRedditMailShare
Cambridge developing 'mind reading' computer interface with the countenance of Charles Babbage (video)By J. Flatley, 12.23.2010TwitterFacebookRedditMailShare