breakthroughs

Earlier this year, scientists confirmed the presence of gravitational waves, a cosmological feature first predicted…

For the first time in history, a woman has given birth to a baby after receiving a womb transplant. The mother and…

A new study suggests that kinetin, a chemical frequently used in anti-aging creams, could be used to develop a…

It seems as though every day we read (and write) about another amazing new breakthrough, be it medical,…

One image can change the way we see the world, especially in science. From photographs of movement that's too fast…

Liquid crystals - yes the same as the ones in your calculator — may soon save lives: they'll be detecting deadly…

The tobacco mosaic virus is a destructive beast infecting over a hundred different species of plants, including…

Chill them enough and some atoms creep up walls or stay still while the bowl they sit in rotates, thanks to a…

It may look like some diagrams and a few blobs, but what you're seeing here is nothing short of a nanotech…

A new element has been created, and it's so massive they call it "superheavy." Element 117 on the periodic table is…

Scientists have developed a new type of semiconductor structure—using microscopic crystals called magnetic quantum…

Venerable journal Science has announced its top breakthroughs of 2009, and topping the list is a breakthrough in evol…

Another day, another innovation from MIT researchers. This time, it's a camera built in the middle of a 25mm fiber…

Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and MIT have developed a battery that uses carbon nanotubes and…

IBM trash-talks all those other chipsters with its latest breakthrough, an optical transceiver chipset that can…

Two companies blurted out some boisterous bluster today, saying they have laser TV technology that can smack down…

Seasoned scientists at EEStore say they've created a battery made of glass- and aluminum-coated ceramics that…

In the search for that holy grail, the everlasting battery, not much has been accomplished over the 200 years…