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(Phys.org)--Physicists have theoretically shown that it is possible to transmit information from one location to another without transmitting energy. Instead of using real photons, which always carry energy, the techniqu...

Rocky planets that orbit a binary star system, like the fictional home of Luke Skywalker, were thought to be impossible, until now.

In the early 1980s, the age of the personal computer had arrived and "computerphobia" was suddenly everywhere. Sufferers experienced "a range of resistances, fears, anxieties, and hostilities," according to the 1996 book...

Crowd-sourced navigation app Waze has got a neat little idea for this coming Easter: little eggs you can drive over while using the app for points (three per egg!) and bragging rights. So, as you drive down the street, h...

A team of scientists may have disproven Einstein by proving quantum superposition. Physics can be difficult to understand, quantum mechanics is even more so. Even Einstein took a "why not both?" approach to tackling the ...

One of the most widely shared photos on the Internet in the past week has been the picture above by Turkish photojournalist Osman Sağırlı. It’s a portrait of a young Syrian girl he encountered back in 2014, who mist...

Internet access is a glorious thing--except for when it isn't. Sometimes it's an easy fix if you know how to solve Wi-Fi router problems, and other times the issue isn't so obvious, especially if it looks like your favor...

Kamikaze ants, wasps that lay eggs in live spiders -- these are just some recently discovered creatures. Pleasant dreams!

Built by a group of students from the UK, the ARC pen uses a number of high-frequency vibration motors to nullify small involuntary hand movements in Parkinson's patients, while also stimulating key muscles in their hand...

Not content with vacuums and fans, Dyson is expanding into the realm of air purification with its Pure Cool purifier fan, which was unveiled today. Building on the company's Air Multiplier technology, it's designed to ca...

Sling TV is an exciting option for television viewers, giving the best of television while offering the convenience and piecemeal freedom that comes with watch-it-anywhere Internet streaming. The service, which is from D...

Axiom Verge, War for the Overworld, and more lead off another week of fantastic new game releases. Here are four of our absolute favorites. The post These are the 4 hottest games hitting shelves this week appeared first ...

Streaming is getting serious, and finally beneficial for artists. With Tidal, Jay-Z created a service that gave much of the power back to artists. The catch was exclusivity on the platform, at least for a while, but the ...

Countries including the United States, Russia, Japan and India combined to launch eight space missions in a five-day span last week, beginning just a few days after winter relinquished its grip on the land with the sprin...

Earlier this month, researchers made two big announcements: Saturn's moon Enceladus likely harbors hot springs, and Jupiter's huge satellite Ganymede apparently possesses a subsurface ocean that may contain more water th...

McLaren's 570S Coupe is the supercar manufacturer's latest model and will be officially unveiled at the New York International Auto Show on April 1st. The 570S Coupe is the first car in McLaren's newest Sports Series, wh...

Following up on its first humidifier that used a UV light to kill germs in its water reservoir, Dyson has just announced an updated version of its Cool fan that now includes a built-in 360-degree glass filter to remove 9...

The U.S. could have seen more than a dozen Ebola cases monthly during the height of the epidemic last year, according to a new study.

Ordinary tampons can detect sewage pollution, a new study shows.

The big code repository GitHub is currently fighting off a large, prolonged denial of service attack--apparently in part because China or its sympathizers took exception to dissidents who use GitHub to host software for...

Back when the Apple Watch was nothing more than a rumor, there was an endless stream of stories focusing on all of the biomedical engineering talent Apple was bringing on board. Consequently, we started to see an influx ...

Two of the federal agents working to shut down the former underground market known as "Silk Road" have been charged with stealing or otherwise illicitly handling bitcoins during the investigation. The Department of Justi...