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Scientists Build Chemistry’s First 3D Printer Capable of Synthesizing Organic Molecules from Scratch Posted: 13 Mar 2015 04:49 AM PDT In a new study, released in the journal Science today, a group of Howard Hughes Medical Institute scientists, The post Scientists Build Chemistry’s First 3D Printer Capable of Synthesizing Organic Molecules from Scratch has been published on Technology Org.

Build your own Siri: An open-source digital assistant Posted: 13 Mar 2015 04:48 AM PDT An open-source computing system you command with your voice like Apple’s Siri is designed to spark a new The post Build your own Siri: An open-source digital assistant has been published on Technology Org.

Frontier beneath our feet: Seismic study aims to map Earth’s interior in 3-D Posted: 13 Mar 2015 04:10 AM PDT When a 7.9-magnitude earthquake struck central China’s Sichuan province in 2008, seismic waves rippled through the region, toppling The post Frontier beneath our feet: Seismic study aims to map Earth’s interior in 3-D has been published on Technology Org.

Network Theory Yields New Data on the Origins of Consciousness Posted: 13 Mar 2015 04:03 AM PDT As the authors of a new study, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, note in The post Network Theory Yields New Data on the Origins of Consciousness has been published on Technology Org.

CT scanning shows why tilting trees produce better biofuel Posted: 13 Mar 2015 03:28 AM PDT Imperial and University of Montreal researchers have used medical imaging techniques to explore why making willow trees grow The post CT scanning shows why tilting trees produce better biofuel has been published onTechnology Org.

‘Chaotic Earths': Some habitable exoplanets could experience wildly unpredictable climates Posted: 13 Mar 2015 02:03 AM PDT As telescopes of ever-greater power scan the cosmos looking for life, knowing where to look — and where The post ‘Chaotic Earths': Some habitable exoplanets could experience wildly unpredictable climates has been published on Technology Org.

PancakeBot – pancake printing machine that inspires playing with your food Posted: 13 Mar 2015 01:43 AM PDT New technologies have to be useful, make our lives easier and/or be fun. This is exactly what the The post PancakeBot – pancake printing machine that inspires playing with your food has been published on Technology Org.

Scientists develop technology to find… rotten onions Posted: 13 Mar 2015 01:33 AM PDT Scientists at the University of Georgia have developed new technology to find rotten onions and prevent spread of The post Scientists develop technology to find… rotten onions has been published on Technology Org.

New research shows white sharks use sun to hunt prey Posted: 12 Mar 2015 11:53 PM PDT White Sharks – the world’s largest predatory fish – have the impressive ability to follow the direction of The post New research shows white sharks use sun to hunt prey has been published onTechnology Org.

Update: New wireless brain stimulation technique developed Posted: 12 Mar 2015 11:32 PM PDT Scientists at Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed a method to stimulate brain tissue without implants or external The post Update: New wireless brain stimulation technique developed has been published onTechnology Org.

Update: New carbon-capture technology captures carbon at half the energy cost Posted: 12 Mar 2015 11:28 PM PDT Scientists from the University of California in Berkeley claim to have made a leap forward in carbon-capture technology. The post Update: New carbon-capture technology captures carbon at half the energy cost has been published on Technology Org.

Hubble Observations Suggest Underground Ocean on Jupiter’s Largest Moon Posted: 12 Mar 2015 09:26 PM PDT NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has the best evidence yet for an underground saltwater ocean on Ganymede, Jupiter’s largest The post Hubble Observations Suggest Underground Ocean on Jupiter’s Largest Moon has been published on Technology Org.

Human genome includes ‘foreign’ genes not from our ancestors Posted: 12 Mar 2015 01:47 PM PDT Many animals, including humans, acquired essential ‘foreign’ genes from microorganisms co-habiting their environment in ancient times. The study The post Human genome includes ‘foreign’ genes not from our ancestors has been published onTechnology Org.

Teaching programming to preschoolers Posted: 12 Mar 2015 01:19 PM PDT Researchers at the MIT Media Laboratory are developing a system that enables young children to program interactive robots The post Teaching programming to preschoolers has been published on Technology Org.

Magnetic brain stimulation using injected magnetic nanoparticles Posted: 12 Mar 2015 01:07 PM PDT Researchers at MIT have developed a method to stimulate brain tissue using external magnetic fields and injected magnetic The post Magnetic brain stimulation using injected magnetic nanoparticles has been published onTechnology Org.