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Startup's rotary engine, based on novel thermodynamics, is lighter, quieter, more efficient than counterparts.

Earth observation image of the week: a mosaic of Sentinel-1A radar scans over Romania, also featured on the Earth from Space video programme

We’re always looking to streamline the amount of things we carry. Our wallet and phone love to skip away from us and hide, giving us a panic attack in the morning before we head to work. It’s better when they’re bo...

Conjoined twin boys born in Atlanta hospital who share a heart cannot be separated, doctors say. The twins' page has been followed by thousands on a family Facebook page.

The spacecraft that serves as a cornerstone of NASA's long-term human space exploration plans carried out nearly flawlessly a brief but critical first flight test Dec. 5.

GitHub has agreed to censor some of what its users post, in order to mollify the Russian authorities. Russian laws forbid web content that refers to suicide - to protect children…

Newly launched on Kickstarter, the SousVant makes sous vide simple; the machine has a clear, removable carafe and only four buttons. The display shows cooking time and temperature, so it's almost fool-proof. The post The...

I've spent the last few days poring over the nearly 40GB of data hacked and leaked from Sony Pictures Entertainment's (SPE) internal computer systems. The group responsible for the hack, which calls itself Guardians of P...

Imagination Technologies has released a Raspberry Pi competitor called the CI20. What it lacks in name it makes up for in hardware, but the company's alternative is $65, over twice the price of an entry-level Pi. The pos...

Samsung has been recently accused of using recycled AMOLED displays in Galaxy smartphones on certain sites, where an alleged former employee said the company is using sub-par displays on some mobile devices, posting some...

Up to 32 million people could be affected by cyclone-strength winds and surge from Typhoon Hagupit, a huge storm expected to make landfall in the Philippines this weekend. Although Hagupit had weakened Friday and was no ...

Radio frequency identification (RFID) tags--devices that can transmit data over short distances to identify objects, animals or people--have become increasingly popular for tracking everything from automobiles being manu...

Ever since I first played Goldeneye 64, I've been fascinated by exploring 3D cyber-versions of my favorite fictional places. The Oculus Rift makes that pursuit cooler than it's ever been. It's one thing to see static sho...

(Phys.org) --Welcome to the digital olfaction age. From Tokyo to Haifa to Berlin, scientists are keen to demonstrate their work to push digital olfaction along, whether they are talking about digital olfactory nanoarrays...

NASA counted down Friday to its second try at test-launching the deep space Orion capsule on its first journey into orbit, after wind gusts and rocket problems delayed Thursday's attempt.

The construction of European Southern Observatory's Extremely Large Telescope, which will boast a humongous 39-meter aperture, is no longer in limbo. Its development in Chile's Atacama Desert is finally on track two year...

Documents leaked online include the personal information, salaries, and home addresses for employees and freelancers who worked at the studio, a data security analyst finds.

An unarmed black man was shot and killed by a Phoenix police officer, who said he mistook the man's pill bottle for a gun. The incident is the latest in a string of police killings involving unarmed black males across th...

Stanford researchers suggest a unique place to store excess heat -- the coldness of outer space -- which could help keep buildings cooler and help save energy.

Let it — d'oh! The town of Springfield is getting in the holiday spirit for the upcoming Simpsons Christmas special. Not only does the long-running cartoon show's latest couch gag feature plenty of candy canes and jing...

Many astronomers believe the question of whether alien life exists isn't "if," but "where." New research could make it easier to pinpoint exactly which distant planets might be suitable for life beyond Earth. Scientists ...

The NSA intercepted communications from hundreds of email accounts from major cell phone network operators to exploit network weaknesses for surveillance purposes.