Scientists at Australian National University have invented a Tractor Beam that can move larger objects than what could be transported in the past. And, the…
Philips Research has developed the first white organic light emitting diode (OLED) module that is capable of being powered directly from a main electrical supply.…
Battery tech is starting to see some innovation; today Ford announced a new extended life battery system for the Ford Focus.
The Chinese are developing a bus, called a "straddling bus," that one day soon will travel on their streets and highways, but allow other cars…
A team of physicists has come up with a theory that conjectures one day an anti-laser could be built to absorb all the light that…
The first African School of Physics, in the sub-Saharan Africa, is set to open in South Africa in August 2010. The three-week class, equivalent to…
Scientists with CSIRO, the scientific research arm of the Australian government, have discovered a 'revolutionary' technique for quickly detecting petroleum hydrocarbons in soil, rock, sediment,…
The Switzerland-based Solar Impulse group flew its HB-SIA solar-powered aircraft for 26 hours, using solar cells to collect sunlight during the day and sunlight-powered batteries…
A proposal for using sailing ships to generate electricity has been announced by two scientists from the University of California at Davis.
The PBS News Hour is providing an estimate of the number of U.S. gallons of oil that have so far leaked into the Gulf of…
