Futurism

A company that specializes in security technology has filed patents for a handheld, light-based stun ray.

A research team at the University of Utah has published findings that suggest that lasers could be used to give those without the ability to hear, well, the ability to hear.

The Mars 'Spirit' rover, having been silent for over a year, appears to finally be officially dead.

Scientists at Harvard have discovered that the proper application of electricity could very well help fight fires.

To help combat the oppressive heat of a Qatar summer, scientists have devised artificial clouds that can be controlled remotely.

Because a quote from "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man" was used in forming the synthetic DNA of a bacteria, said bacteria is now accused of being in violation of copyright.

Going to the doctor is an expensive and potentially time-consuming process. But with the breakthrough of SIMBUS, finding out if you have a medical ailment could become as easy as a diabetes test.

A group of PC companies and universities have devised a new CPU architecture that could render most computer processors next-to-impossible to completely knock out of commission.

At the TED Conference, a Google Fellow showed off an automobile that can drive itself using nothing but sensors and cameras. The future is now!

Throughout history some of mankind's greatest discoveries were the result of the side-effects of other experiments. With that in mind, the giant particle masher in Switzerland may actually wind up being a time machine.