Robotics changes healthcare in many ways such as improving patient care, and streamlining operations across the medical field....

The world's first carbon-14 diamond battery comes from the UK. Purported to last for thousands of years, it presents a hope for...

Gravity is the invisible force defining the paths of celestial bodies and spacecraft. It affects the way planets orbit and space...

A laser weapon is a type of directed-energy weapon (DEW) using lasers to inflict damage. Unlike traditional projectile weapons, which...

Lasers are optical amplifications based on the stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation. It creates a highly focused, powerful...

Clean rooms are specialized environments to minimize contaminants like dust, microbes and other particles. They're perfectly controlled...

Spacecraft re-entering Earth's atmosphere must navigate intense heat and friction. Primary defenses against burning up include heat...

The Spacecraft graveyard or cemetery in the South Pacific is a disposal site for spacecraft at the end of their lives. Mir space station...

Laser communication uses light to send data. It's faster and more efficient than radio waves. The amount of information transmitted is...

Human microchips are often smaller than a rice grain. In Sweden, implants are already in use for convenience. They unlock gym doors,...

Free-space optical (FSO) systems use light beams to transmit data. Known for high bandwidth, security and immunity to electromagnetic...

Satellites, spacecraft and astronauts must communicate with Earth. It's necessary for mission success, data transfer and astronaut...

Magnetoplasmadynamic (MPD) thrusters use ionized propellants like xenon, argon, and krypton to generate thrust through plasma...

Magnetism affects the way spaceships and astronauts travel through space. The invisible forces generated by magnetic fields influence...

A transistor is a semiconductor device. It can operate as either a switch or an amplifier. Made from materials like silicon or...

Cloud computing provides a variety of services through the internet, such as storage, databases, servers, software and analytics. Instead...

Robotics combines design, construction, and operation so machines can perform tasks automatically. Robots are a wide range of creations...

Transistors are semiconductor devices, operating like electric switches. Today billions of transistors can fit on a microchip. Hundreds...

Microchips or integrated circuits (ICs) are based on semiconductors . In every tiny chip are thousands to billions of transistors,...

Microchips, also known as integrated circuits (ICs), are the essence of technology. A microchip is a small, flat piece of semiconductor...