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New method to recycle old batteries into solar cells

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 19, 2014, 14:45

MIT researchers have proposed a system that recycles materials from discarded car batteries - a potential source of lead pollution - into new, long-lasting solar panels that provide emissions-free power.

Marine life inspires camouflage system

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 19, 2014, 14:39

Soon put your cell phone down on a table and watch it fade into the woodwork, thanks to a new technology.

Elephant death toll rises in Africa as birth rate goes down: Study

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 19, 2014, 12:47

A new study has raised an alarm by revealing that more elephants in Africa are being killed than are being born in a year.

New genetic basis for sex determination discovered

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 19, 2014, 11:52

Not just the X and Y chromosome but a subset of very small genes also play a key role in differentiating male and female tissues in the fruit fly, researchers reported.

US wants to make cars talk to each other

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 19, 2014, 09:59

The Obama administration said on Tuesday it is taking a first step toward requiring that future cars and light trucks be equipped with technology that enables them to warn each other of potential danger in time to avoid collisions.

App turns smartphone into spy gadget

Last Updated: Monday, August 18, 2014, 18:10

How about turning your smartphone into a spy gadget? It`s possible with a new app.

Worm-like ancient `misfit` finds family in `tree of life`

Last Updated: Monday, August 18, 2014, 17:39

The fossil of an ancient worm-like creature, which had legs, spikes and a head difficult to distinguish from its tail, has finally been placed in the evolutionary tree of life.

Snow cover on Arctic sea ice has thinned significantly: NASA

Last Updated: Monday, August 18, 2014, 17:11

In an alarming revelation, NASA has confirmed that the snow on sea ice in the Arctic has thinned significantly in the last 50 years - by about a third in the western hemisphere and by half near Alaska.

New device can sniff out smuggled money

Last Updated: Monday, August 18, 2014, 14:58

Criminals beware! The smell of the money you are smuggling may give you in.

Why do some kids fear math?

Last Updated: Monday, August 18, 2014, 14:48

Are you one of those who used to detest math during childhood and often dreamed of growing up and doing anything but math? You may now have an answer.