Jan 28 Charles H. Townes, inventor of the laser, dies at 99 By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy Charles H. Townes, a renowned physicist who invented the laser and the maser, died in Oakland, California on Tuesday at the age of 99. Townes’ inventions earned him the Nobel Prize in physics in 1964. Continue reading
Jan 28 You could get the measles, even if you’re vaccinated By Jenny Marder Contained inside the data of the latest measles outbreak is a surprising — and troubling — number. Among the 51 measles cases linked directly to Disneyland, six of the people had received their measles, mumps and rubella vaccine, according to… Continue reading
Jan 28 Loss of honey bees and other pollinators could mean malnutrition for millions around the world By Adelyn Baxter New research from scientists at the University of Vermont and Harvard University demonstrates the devastating impact the continued loss of pollinators like honey bees could have on millions of people in the developing world. Continue reading
Jan 27 Underwater microphones capture the distinct sounds of iceberg births By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy At the ocean’s edge, slabs of ice break off of glaciers and tumble into the water as icebergs. But these iceberg births are poorly understood. Scientists don’t know how the ice will break or how much the glacier will lose. Continue reading
Jan 27 In Earth flyby, massive asteroid reveals a moon of its own By Joshua Barajas Earth’s close encounter with Asteroid 2004 BL86 on Monday revealed that the massive space object had a traveling companion: its own moon. Continue reading
Jan 27 Kepler finds galaxy’s oldest solar system By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy The Kepler Space Telescope found the oldest solar system in the galaxy. While digging through backlogged data from the Kepler telescope, scientists found Kepler-444, an 11.2 billion year-old star in the Milky Way orbited by at least five Earth-sized planets. Continue reading
Jan 27 New ‘smart’ keyboard detects typist By Ruth Tam A 'smart' keyboard could trigger a wireless alarm if anyone but the programmed user even taps on it. Continue reading
Jan 26 Watch 7:36 Virtual reality bursts through the movie screen at Sundance By PBS News Hour What if watching a movie was more like being inside the movie? With virtual reality, your brain can be tricked into believing that you’re flying or in a different country -- a powerful creative tool for storytellers. Jeffrey Brown visits… Continue watching
Jan 26 Triggering thirst with the flip of a switch By Justin Scuiletti What if you could trick your brain into thinking you weren't thirsty in the first place without ingesting a single drop of water, or make yourself believe you are thirsty when you are not?… Continue reading
Jan 26 Comcast ghostwrote letters for politicians to send to FCC By Ruth Tam Comcast ghostwrote letters to the FCC from local politicians in favor of the merger between Comcast and Time Warner Cable. Continue reading