If you\’re an Android user, then you probably know that the Android market is littered with apps for all purposes. Free, paid, ad-supported, all toting some practical usage, and then you have those that do nothing but amuse your fingers while you\’re waiting to board at the airport. And of course, in the market, there […] … learn more→

A review of Japan’s geothermal, wind, and solar energy potential shows that domestic renewable resources could easily power the world’s third-largest economy. … learn more→

Chinese scientists managed to produce human-like milk from genetically modified cows. The genetically modified milk will be available in the market in two years. … learn more→

While enthusiasts across the world pored over the Voynich manuscript, penned by an unknown author in a language no one understands, a research team at the University of Arizona solved one of its biggest mysteries: When was the book made? … learn more→

Online stargazers have reported 90 potential new planets to Oxford University\’s planet seekers\’ website. Planethunters.org was set up by Oxford’s Department of Physics to test NASA\’s Kepler project which is searching for planets in the \’Goldilocks zone\’, the region around a star in which planets can have liquid water and are neither too hot nor […] … learn more→

Masdar Institute of Science and Technology (MI), the Boeing Company, Etihad Airways, and Honeywell’s UOP announced today the completion of a Sustainability Assessment of the Integrated Seawater Agriculture System (ISAS) for production of aviation biofuels and other bioresources. This study makes a significant contribution to current knowledge on the viability of using salt-tolerant plants irrigated […] … learn more→

Purdue University researchers have reproduced portions of the female breast in a tiny slide-sized model dubbed \”breast on-a-chip\” that will be used to test nanomedical approaches for the detection and treatment of breast cancer. The model mimics the branching mammary duct system, where most breast cancers begin, and will serve as an \”engineered organ\” to […] … learn more→

The Oriental hornet takes the sun\’s energy and converts it into electrical power in the natural solar cells located in its abdomen and the brown and yellow parts of its body. Scientists say this may be the key to new renewable energy solutions. The Oriental hornet (Vespa orientalis), a solar-powered insect that is capable of […] … learn more→

The e-Toolkit is a new software application designed to help hotels measure energy consumption and reduce carbon footprint while increasing business profit. … learn more→

Scientists at the University of Glasgow have created an ultra-fast 1,000-core computer processor. The core is the part of a computer’s central processing unit (CPU) which reads and executes instructions. Originally, computers were developed with only one core processor but, today, processors with two, four or even sixteen cores are commonplace. However, Dr Wim Vanderbauwhede […] … learn more→