Sustainability
Why India Just Suffered the World's Biggest Blackout
A grid malfunction in Agra may be the cause, some media report. Also northern Indian states were drawing more power from the grid than allotted
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Tech
Why America's Love Affair with Cars Is No Accident
The auto industry campaigned against the relatively bloody rise of cars in the early 20th century via TV, the term "jaywalker" and school safety patrols
Tech
Secret Computer Code Threatens Science
Missing source code can allow bad science to slip through the cracks and means extra headaches for scientists who want to closely follow up on new studies or check for errors
Tech
Why "Uncanny Valley" Human Look-Alikes Put Us on Edge
The sensation may arise when the viewer's brain begins to consider an artificial figure as a possible human
Tech
World Repository of Human Genetics Will Move to Amazon's Cloud
The 200-terabyte 1,000 Genomes Project data will now be stored for free, although analytic computing resources will come at a price
Tech
9 Flying Robots Play 007 Theme
These adorable palm-size bots, apparently immune to being shaken or stirred, make their own coordinated flight decisions
Health
Custom-Designed Proteins Could Counteract Chemical Weapons
Computational design of new enzymes could lead to cheap and efficient degradation strategies for chemical warfare agents that we have not seen yet
Tech
Human Waste-Powered Robots May Be Future of Machines
Human waste might someday turn human urine or waste into useful electricity for radios or space robots
Tech
NASA Looks to 3-D Printing for Spare Parts for Space Station
The long-term goal is to print a functioning spacecraft in a seemingly weightless environment
Space
Plenty of Targets for Robots Exploring the Final Frontier
Possible candidates for robotic planetary exploration missions include Venus, Mars, asteroids, comets and Titan
