Bio, Tech and Beyond

The real science behing 'Gravity' http://buff.ly/19Aa1uM

The Real Stories and Real Science Behind "Gravity" - Out There When you take a science geek to a science-fiction film, no good deed goes unpunished. Throw together a bunch of narrative nonsense linked by sheds of techn

Fuel cells from gelatin http://buff.ly/GLNWwX

Fuel cells from gelatin Researchers are working hard to find inexpensive alternatives to platinum catalysts for use in hydrogen fuel cells. Doped carbons were discovered to be a possible alternative to platinum-based materials...

Generation gap in opinions of how robots should look http://buff.ly/19TRpR7

Putting a face on a robot A new study from the Georgia Institute of Technology finds that older and younger people have varying preferences about what they would want a personal robot to look like. And they change their minds...

Breakthrough in photonics could allow for faster electronics http://buff.ly/17pVi2M

Breakthrough in photonics could allow for faster and faster electronics Breakthrough in photonics could allow for faster and faster electronics

First ever bionic leg powered by man's brain http://buff.ly/19kMWpK

First-Ever Bionic Leg Is Powered by Man's Brain - D-brief Thanks to a new mind-controlled prosthetic leg, a 32-year-old amputee is one bionic step closer to walking like normal.