Lunar Spacecraft Readied for Launch
Two NASA probes will chase each other in orbit around the moon to map its gravity.
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The Doctor and the iPad
Tablet computers are sweeping into medicine and bringing data to the patient bedside.
The First Fully Stretchable OLED
Researchers at UCLA demonstrate their fully stretchable OLED. They achieved the feat by sandwiching a carbon nanotube-polymer blend on either side of a light-emitting plastic.
Hologram Method Used to Study Neurons
Pierre Magistretti of the Brain Mind Institute at Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne explains how holographic microscopy works.
Visiting Wisconsin to See My Heart
David traveled to the headquarters of CDI in Madison to view his stem cells and his beating heart cells–and to meet the lab team who made and tested them.
Printing Parts
New printing methods make it possible to create complex, durable parts for airplanes.
Chasing Nature
Small flying robots inspired by birds and bugs may do tasks like search and rescue more efficiently.
Printing Parts
Systems that print mechanical components with metal powder could be used to build lighter, more efficient airplanes.
Pushing the Limits of the Touch Screen
An engineer has rigged up several devices that enable a touch interface to respond to nuances such as pressure.
Space over Time
Human exploration is the most visible use of spaceflight, but business and defense satellites fill the sky.
