Science

UK designers Yannick Read, 42 and John Foden, 37 have spent two years creating an advanced prototype they call the Paravelo. This vehicle is capable of travelling at 15mph on land and 25mph in the air. When cycling it tows a lightweight trailer which holds a powerful fan. When the …

An explosion on the surface of the moon was visible from Earth with the naked eye. Bill Cooke, a NASA scientist said “It exploded in a flash nearly 10 times as bright as anything we've ever seen before.” According to NASA reports, the blast “glowed like a 4th magnitude star …

All geeks love fast, super expensive cars and none look better than the Lamborghini Egoista concept. This vehicle looks extremely over the top – it has a single seat Apache helicopter cockpit with more buttons and gadgets than Bill Gates playroom. It still retains the class Lamborgini shape, but takes …

Scientists in Germany have created a protective glove that warns the wearer of toxic substances in the air by immediately changing colour. There are many laboratories worldwide that have to deal daily with dangerous substances. The most dangerous are those that don't have a smell or colour, as it is …

Astronauts on the International Space Station have discovered a leak of ammonia coolant on their orbiting habitat. NASA say they are looking into the problem although they say it poses no immediate danger to the crew, according to the latest reports. The space station uses chilled liquid ammonia to cool …

When you spend close to $10 billion on the Large Hadron Collider, it's nice if – every now and then – you can release a little good news into the world to justify the spend. The folks are CERN have done just that. Smashing. Science is a lot about theorising …

Your first camera normally comes with something like a 50mm lens. You can shoot your family etc well enough, but very soon after you start, you want something bigger, longer better. The US Army has a huge desire for bigger and better – and it looks like it will be …

NASA spent a lot of time and money (though not as much as you'd expect) sending the Curiosity Rover to Mars so understandably they want to keep an eye on it from all angles. One such angle is from space, thanks to the HiRISE camera on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, …

Researchers at the University of Maryland at College Park (UMCP) have been using the Swift telescope to take a closer look at ISON, a comet that could be the brightest one for the past 50 years – though it won't hit its peak luminosity until it grazes the sun, at a …

You gotta love IBM. While the world plus dog runs around trying to sell a better tablet or phone or hamburger, the blue-suits at International Business Machines are happy focused on one thing: Creating tomorrow. Now Dr Parkin, one of IBM's Fellows, has spoken with Science Magazine and revealed an …

The summer months are coming up soon, and what better time to start planning BBQ's and house parties? Enter the Bartendro robot, currently running for funding on Kickstarter. The Bartendro is powered by a Raspberry Pi system, which is connected to a router board. This is then hooked up to …

A transparent computer which will allow people to reach inside and touch digital content has been showcased at the TED conference in Los Angeles. TED fellow Jinha Lee has been working on the SpaceTop 3D desktop in partnership with Microsoft. According to a report by the BBC they are saying …

While we are able to pack tons of processing and memory capability into robots these days, there are still some skills that evade the non-sentient automatons. The ability to jump or leap is one of them. However, scientists at Harvard University are having breakthroughs that centre on exploding gases. KitGuru …

One of the most powerful additions to the arsenal of a formula one team is the ability to  come up with a novel solution to an engineering problem and then print it out. But what if you could do the same with human organs? KitGuru ponders the possibility of low …

A new start up called meta has partnered up with Epson to create a pair of AR glasses that allow virtual objects to be controlled in 3D space using hand gestures. meta were founded in December 2012 by Meron Gribetz and Professor Steven Feiner has added his expertise to the …

Star Trek fans will rejoice, because Scientists have invented a real life Tractor Beam which uses light to attract objects. Star Trek may have used a tractor beam to drag along another space craft, however Scientists in the real world are hoping that it could have an impact in medical …

Paper-Kit have developed a system to use a 2D printout to turn yourself into a full 3D model. The first process is to upload some photos taken from left, right and front sides of your head. The software automatically maps that into a 3D polygonal model which can be tuned …

When H.G. Wells published The War of the Worlds in 1898, he helped the world envision a future where enemies would cut Earth's forces apart with powerful heat-rays. Now Germany’s Rheinmetall Defense has successfully tested something very real and very effective. KitGuru balances its wonder of all things science fiction …

For those of us who have a problem controlling our drinking, MIT student Dhairya Dand may have a cure. He has developed a new intelligent ‘ice cube' which will track how much you drink and flash red when you have had enough. The solution was developed when Dand experienced a …

NASA and Bigelow Aerospace recently announced their latest addition to the International Space Station (ISS). They have signed a partnership worth $17.8 million to allow Bigelow to expand on previous projects to create a new section for the ISS. According to the Space Reporter “The New section of the ISS, …

Created by the University of Manchester in 2004, this Graphene substance has huge potential – but it seems that its country of birth might not have that large a role in its future development. KitGuru checked on how long the British government takes to make decisions – and what cost …

As children, we all become fascinated by dinosaurs at some point. For anyone living in the South East corner of the UK, your first memory of seeing the giant Diplodocus in the main hall of the Natural History Museum is a strong one. But in the near future, we could …

Doctor Who, the cult UK science fiction show has attracted many geeks over the years right across the globe. It appears it has as many followers in America as anywhere else in the world. If you have followed the show at all over the years, you will know that his …

Scientists at the University if Colorado have successfully created a system whereby particles can be injected into liquid crystal – bringing order to chaos – and opening up the possibility of a revolutionary new kind of screen within the decade. That's now been explained and augmented by a clever maths …

While it might not be so unusual for Asus to help deliver a computer that comes in at 52 on the list of the world's most powerful supercomputers, the same machine hits the top of the Green500 list for energy-efficient systems – which is interesting. KitGuru follows up on the …

We think it normal to make instant contact with a huge number of people across the globe, but just how does the jolly fat fellow in the red suit pull it off? KitGuru searches the web on Xmas Day so you don't have to. The numbers are as big as …

If you like your Angus beefburgers today, then you might be in for a shock because researchers in the Netherlands claim that the beetle larvae known as mealworms may take over the supermarket shelves in the future. Mealworms are a more sustainable alternative to beef, chicken, pork and milk according …

As an organisation whose entire business has been built on the quality of its independent reviews, KitGuru has a general interest in all things lab-related. So when we heard about an Australian company's fat-busting trouser system, we were intrigued to know more. KitGuru rolls slightly sideways to hide the cellulite …

In one of the more amusing science stories to hit the net recently, it would appear that NASA's Cassini infrared spectrometer has recorded shapes similar to the profile of the famous Pac Man character highlighted on Saturn's two moons, Tethys and Mimas. Linda Spilker, a scientist working on the Cassini …

10 days ago the new ‘Reality Deck officially opened at New York's Stony Brook University. The creator of the concept has described it as ‘The closest thing in the world to Star Trek's holodeck'. The four walls are covered in 416 high resolution screens that deliver 1.5 billion pixels. SBU …