When President Obama meets with other NATO leaders later this week, they are expected to ratify what seems, at first glance, a far-reaching change in the organization’s mission of collective... Read more
A space-based laser system proposed to NASA by University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) researchers could be a cost-effective way to nudge small asteroids away from a collision course with... Read more
A new breed of ice-breaking vessel that can clear wider swathes of ice will boost the development of global shipping lanes in the Arctic THE clank of hammers, the grind of machinery and the... Read more
Mark 2013 down as the year that the global cyberweapons arms race started. Already, there have been five cyberattacks of unprecedented size and scope in just the first six months of the year... Read more
Inflated gas prices have put researchers and industry under pressure US lawmakers have taken a significant step towards averting a global crisis in helium supply, thanks to a bill passed by... Read more
In this month’s issue of Physics World, an international group of researchers propose a new technology that could divert vibrations away from load-bearing elements of bridges to avoid catast... Read more
As the race to build a 3D printed house heats up on earth, so does it on the Moon. Russia has already announced plans to have a moonbase built by 2037, meanwhile European Space Agency and Fo... Read more
WORRYING about the threats posed by space rocks has traditionally been the preserve of the paranoid. No one doubts that asteroids have hit Earth in the past, with nastyconsequences, but beca... Read more
But in an ideal superconductor, no electricity is ever lost. A team of researchers from Russia, Spain, Belgium, the U.K. and the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory... Read more
Crucial questions remain unanswered Cybersecurity efforts in the United States have largely centered on defending computer networks against attacks by hackers, criminals and foreign governme... Read more
Science and innovation have always stimulated progress and have always been essential for the development of the economy and human potential. Today, when the Arctic is increasingly becoming... Read more
No more crashing on the floor. Russian invention lets travelers sleep with dignity, even in departure lounges Would you spend the night in this? The Sleepbox at the Sheremetyevo Internationa... Read more