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Nicaraguan Invasion? Blame Google Maps
An embarrassing error on Google Maps has been blamed for Nicaragua’s accidental invasion of Costa Rica. Last week, Nicaraguan troops crossed the border, took down a Costa Rican flag and defiantly...
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Missiles, You’ve Been Warned: New Sat Has Its Orbiting, Infrared Eye on You
Over the weekend, a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carried the next generation of a satellite designed to detect missile launches into orbit. After a rocky start and a delayed launch, the Atlas...
View ArticleLockheed Drone is Inspired by Sycamore Seeds, Flies Like a Boomerang
Maple seeds, sycamore seeds, whirlybirds or — if you live up north — spinning jennies. Whatever you call them, winged samara seeds are the helicopters of the natural world, whipping their blades around...
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‘Invisibility Cloak’ Makes Tanks Look Like Cows
British defense company BAE Systems has developed an "invisibility cloak" that can effectively hide vehicles from view in the infrared spectrum. "You can display anything you want on it -- including a...
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Watch: ‘Invisibility Cloak’ Uses Mirages to Make Objects Vanish
Researchers from the University of Dallas have hijacked one of nature's most intriguing phenomena -- the mirage -- to make an invisibility cloak. It can hide objects from view, works best underwater...
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Crack This Code and Become a British Spy
The GCHQ -- Britain's secretive agency of intelligence experts -- wants to find new spies. To make sure it has a candidate who's up to scratch, the agency is inviting hobbyist cryptanalysts to try and...
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NASA’s Robotic Glove Gives Astronauts a Stronger Grip
A robotic glove developed by General Motors and Nasa will let workers and astronauts grip tools for longer, with less force and more comfortably.
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