Technology
An Anti-Gravity User Interface
Researcher Jinha Lee at MIT has developed a remarkable way to interact with computers -- via a programmable, intelligent and…
Engineer Thinks We Could Build a Real Starship Enterprise in 20 Years
[/caption] In Star Trek lore, the first Constitution Class Starship Enterprise will be built by the year 2245. But today,…
Will the Dream of a Flying Car Finally Become a Reality?
[/caption] We’ve all dreamed of having a flying car, but two companies are working to make this dream a reality.…
Take a Ride on a Rocket Sled To Test Supersonic Decelerators
Landing large payloads on Mars -- large enough to bring humans to the Red Planet's surface -- is still beyond…
Warp Drives May Come With a Killer Downside
[/caption] Planning a little space travel to see some friends on Kepler 22b? Thinking of trying out your newly-installed FTL3000…
NASA Shuts Down Its Last Mainframe Computer
[/caption] NASA has just powered down its last mainframe computer. Umm, everyone remembers what a mainframe computer is, right? Well,…
Do Alien Civilizations Inevitably ‘Go Green’?
[/caption] In the famous words of Arthur C. Clarke, "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." This phrase is…
Canada Looks to the Future in Space
[/caption] When it comes to space, the first thing most people think of is NASA. Or Russia and the European…
The Next Generation of Robotic Space Explorers – Powered by Bacteria!
[/caption] As technology advances, a lot of the gadgets and other things we use keep getting smaller, lighter and thinner.…
James Webb Mirrors Pass Deep-Freeze Exams
[/caption] The last of the 21 mirrors for the James Webb Space Telescope have come out of deep freeze –…