PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - Sometimes seemingly simple toys have some pretty cool science packed into them. You may remember when we showed you all the scientific processes that made the thirsty bird toy ...
Back in the old days, finding out your location on Earth was a pretty involved endeavor. You had to look at stars, use fancy gimballed equipment to track your motion, or simply be able to track your ...
In the age of surveillance paranoia, most smartphone users know better than to give a random app or website permission to use their device's microphone. But researchers have found there's another, ...
Forward-looking: Future electronics still have room to get a lot smaller. New techniques for creating optical gyroscopes may make motion and orientation detection significantly better all while chips ...
The Hubble Space Telescope has advanced our understanding of the universe immeasurably since it was first deployed to low Earth orbit in 1990. It's impossible to overemphasize just how valuable it has ...
In the age of surveillance paranoia, most smartphone users know better than to give a random app or website permission to use their device's microphone. But researchers have found there's another, ...
A team of Chinese scientists has reportedly developed a new fibre-optic gyroscope that is stable across a wide range of temperatures. The development could prove crucial for military, deep-sea, or ...
It’s no secret that the components used in our everyday technology keep getting smaller. But just how much tinier they’re getting might surprise you. At the California Institute of Technology (Caltech ...
Hubble entered safe mode on April 23, but NASA reports the telescope is still in "good health." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.