Tech

  1. Tech

    Solar cell powers water-to-hydrogen conversion

    High efficiency could make perovskite solar cells useful for generating environmentally friendly fuel.

    By Sam Lemonick
  2. Science & Society

    Syria’s World Heritage Sites severely damaged by war

    Satellite images reveal that five of the country’s six World Heritage Sites have suffered damage and some structures have been completely destroyed.

    By Beth Mole
  3. Tech

    Hybrid robot merges flier with two snakelike machines

    A helicopter robot can airlift snakelike search-and-rescue bots out of tight situations.

    By Meghan Rosen
  4. Tech

    Hopping robot powered by explosions

    A soft-bodied robot that can jump with the help of an explosion could one day aid search-and-rescue operations.

    By Meghan Rosen
  5. Tech

    Long after JFK assassination, gunshot forensics still limited

    The Warren Commission Report included the results of a neutron activation analysis test of Lee Harvey Oswald. But even that high-tech analysis can't distinguish the type of weapon fired.

    By Science News Staff
  6. Tech

    Octobot uses webbed arms to swim faster

    Octopus-inspired robot could one day help researchers observe underwater ecosystems.

    By Meghan Rosen
  7. Tech

    Hydrogen made using sunlight, cheap materials

    Photosynthesis-inspired fuel cell uses water to make hydrogen gas and could feature in next-generation cars.

    By Sam Lemonick
  8. Planetary Science

    Spot on comet chosen for Rosetta mission lander

    Philae, the Rosetta mission lander, will attempt to land on a spot called site J on comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko.

    By Ashley Yeager
  9. Tech

    ‘Virtual Unreality’ chronicles dangers of digital deception

    Journalist Charles Seife documents how the lies and misinformation that riddle the Internet are harming the real world.

    By Janet Raloff
  10. Tech

    Space tourism’s price tag rockets upward

    The “high price” of space tourism proposed in the 1960s is nowhere close to the astronomical price tag of trips today.

    By Nsikan Akpan
  11. Tech

    To have a sound mind, a brain needs a body

    Replicating human intelligence in robots requires the right materials for brain-body-environment interactions.

    By Tom Siegfried
  12. Tech

    Robot swarm takes many shapes

    One Kilobot is not very smart. But 1,000 can follow simple instructions to assemble into multiple shapes without human intervention.

    By Andrew Grant