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Jun 30, 2014

Self-Guided Sniper Bullets Could Help Soldiers with Bad Aim

How do you hit a target if you have bad aim? The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), which is known for developing some of the country's most futuristic technologies, has developed a high-tech sniper-bullet system to solve that problem. DARPA recently conducted its first successful live-fire tests of the...

May 31, 2014

Microchip That Birthed Modern Computing Could Fetch $2 Million

NEW YORK — A prototype microchip designed by famed inventor Jack Kilby, who went on to create the world's first integrated circuit that revolutionized the world of computing, will hit the auction block tomorrow (June 19) here in Manhattan. The vintage piece of technology, built more than 55 years ago,...

Apr 30, 2014

Galaxy S5's Health App Review

In a step toward wellness, Samsung's latest phone, the Galaxy S5, comes with a built-in heart rate monitor and an installed personal wellness app called S Health to help users keep track of their health and fitness measures. The S Health app has a simple, intuitive design, and covers many...

Apr 30, 2014

US Navy Test-Fires New Land-Based Missile Launcher

The U.S. Navy successfully launched a Standard Missile-3 — traditionally a ship-based, anti-ballistic missile — from an onshore launch site for the first time, military officials announced Wednesday (May 21). The successful missile launch late Tuesday (May 20) from a test site at the Pacific Missile Range Facility on the...

Apr 30, 2014

Combatting TBI by Engineering Resilience in the Brain

This Behind the Scenes article was provided to Live Science in partnership with the National Science Foundation. Compared to the monumental machines of science, such as the International Space Station or the Large Hadron Collider , the human brain doesn't look like much. However, this three-pound amalgam of squishy cells...

Feb 28, 2014

In Images: Vertical-Flight Military Planes Take Off

Vertical-Lift (Image credit: Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation)The U.S. military is investing in manned and unmanned aircraft that can take off, hover and land vertically. These so-called vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) vehicles could one day transport troops, weapons or cargo to and from the battlefields. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency...

Feb 28, 2014

Chinese Satellite Spies Possible Malaysia Jet Debris (Photo)

A Chinese satellite orbiting Earth has captured a new photo of possible debris from the missing Malaysian Airlines jet that disappeared with 239 people aboard earlier this month. The new Chinese satellite photo was captured by one of China's Earth-observation satellites on Tuesday (March 18) and released today (March 22)...

Dec 31, 2013

Smarter, Deadlier Drones Mapped Out in Defense Plan

Drones that can decide for themselves how best to complete a pre-programmed mission — that's just one of the many advanced capabilities the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) wants to develop over the next 25 years as part of its Unmanned Systems Integrated Roadmap. The roadmap, released last week, lays...

Dec 31, 2013

Hot New Wood Stoves: High-Tech & Eco-Friendly

Ever since the first caveman threw a log on the first fire, burning wood for heating and cooking has helped to define human civilization. But wood as a fuel source has some inherent drawbacks, especially the gases, particulate matter and other pollutants produced by burning logs. A new generation of...

Dec 31, 2013

Computer Algorithm Seeks To Crack Code Of Fiction Bestsellers

(ISNS)--The English novelist W. Somerset Maugham once said that there are three rules for writing novels. Unfortunately, he added, no one knows what they are. Three computer scientists at Stony Brook University in New York think they found some rules through a computer program that might predict which books will...

Dec 31, 2013

US Navy's Huge Triton Drone Will Provide 360-Degree Surveillance

The U.S. Navy's next-generation surveillance drone is a whopper, with an incredible wingspan that stretches 130 feet (40 meters), about the same as a Boeing 757 airliner. The drone, dubbed Triton, recently completed its ninth flight test earlier this month. The unmanned surveillance vehicle, built by defense giant Northrop Grumman...

Dec 31, 2013

Turkey-Inspired Sensors Could Detect Toxins

Sarah Yang is a public information officer at the University of California, Berkeley. This article was adapted from a piece on the Berkeley website. She contributed this article to LiveScience's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Some may think of turkeys as good for just lunch meat and holiday meals, but...

Nov 30, 2015

Register Your Drones Online: FAA Site Launches Today

It just got easier to register your recreational drone, as the Federal Aviation Administration's online registry launched today (Dec. 21). The Web-based FAA registry is free (after rebate) for the next 30 days, but it will cost $5 for each registration after that. The U.S. government made registration mandatory for...

Nov 30, 2015

From Blood Rain to Green Poo: 10 Weirdest Science Stories of 2015

The rain in Spain seemed to turn a gory shade of blood red. A scientist revealed he hadn't showered in more than 10 years. Somehow, tapeworms got even worse. These are just a few of the weird things that happened this year around the world. Here are the strangest (and...

Nov 30, 2015

Computers Plus Crowds Could Tackle World's Toughest Problems

The world's most dire problems, such as climate change and global conflicts, could be solved using a combination of human and computer intelligence, researchers say. Human outperform machines at many tasks, such as recognizing images and thinking creatively. So, with the help of computers, crowds of people could collaborate in...