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Micro-Submarines Clean Up Oil Spills One Drop at a Time

Millions of the micromachines can be made in half an hour and they can be guided using magnets. Read More »

US Ready to Bet $60 Million on 3D Printing

The U.S. government wants to find out if 3D printing technology can help revolutionize American manufacturing.

'Ridiculously Automated' Dorm Room Draws Official School Inquiry

A Berkeley freshman's DIY automated dorm room draws online attention and a notice to appear at a student judicial hearing.

Out of Space, Hong Kong Considers Expanding Underground

A recent study found it feasible to move water reservoirs, sewage plants, park-and-rides and national archives into vast underground caverns.

'Accordion' Solar Towers Squeeze 20 Times the Power

Solar panels arranged as 3D towers can make as much as 20 times more power compared to a flat solar panel installation.

Idea Turns Old TV Tubes into X-Ray Shielding Tiles

Heavily leaded cathode ray tubes in old TVs threaten to contaminate landfills, but a couple new ideas repurpose the old glass.

Next Space Telescope Must Survive 'Big Science' Questions

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has the funding to move forward, but faces a tougher road than past "big science" projects such as the Hubble Space Telescope.

First Next-Gen US Reactor Designed to Avoid Fukushima Repeat

The U.S. has approved its first new reactors in more than three decades since it suffered a partial meltdown at Three Mile Island.

Iran's Nanotech Research on the Rise

In spite of sanctions, Iran produces nano-based agricultural products, publishes papers, and graduates 800 nanotech doctorates a year.

NASA Looks to 3D Printing for Spare Space-Station Parts

Launching a 3D printer to the International Space Station could allow astronauts to print new tools, spare parts and even small satellites.
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