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Paradigm shift: Need something in space? Print it, don't ship it
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Sept. 30 (UPI) -- The first 3D printer will launch into space in 2014 aboard commercial spaceflight provider SpaceX's Dragon capsule, the California-based printer provider said.
Cassini finds ingredient of household plastic on Saturn moon
PASADENA, Calif., Sept. 30 (UPI) -- The Cassini spacecraft has detected propylene, an ingredient in household plastics, on Saturn's moon, Titan, the U.S. space said Monday.
ZURICH, Switzerland, Sept. 30 (UPI) -- The byproduct of an enzyme reaction once though unimportant plays a direct role in a particular worm's aging process, a Swiss-led team of researchers said.
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Sept. 30 (UPI) -- Cells that help the spread of cancer throughout the body can be detected in early-stage cancer patients using a nanomaterial-based chip, U.S. scientists say.
PALO ALTO, Calif., Sept. 30 (UPI) -- A website allows those curious about fellow Facebook users to zoom in on each and every one, even Mark Zuckerberg, founder of the U.S.-based social network.
PALO ALTO, Calif., Sept. 30 (UPI) -- A device that nabs online ads before they hit Internet-connected devices was born from waxing about the Internet's infancy, AdTrap's California inventors say.
WALLOPS, Va., Sept. 29 (UPI) -- NASA partner Orbital Sciences Corp. completed its first flight to the International Space Station, sending a cargo resupply craft, officials said.
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Sept. 28 (UPI) -- Beats Electronics, based in Santa Monica, Calif., said equity investment giant Carlyle Group has purchased a minority share of the company for $500 million.
WATERLOO, Ontario, Sept. 28 (UPI) -- The fortunes of Canadian handset maker BlackBerry may dictate the future for tiny keyboards the company pioneered, some owners and analysts say.
Happy birthday, Google!
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Sept. 27 (UPI) -- Well-wishers could whack a virtual pinata at a virtual party to wish happy birthday to U.S. tech giant Google, which celebrated its 15th birthday Friday.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 (UPI) -- Two new species of opportunistic shelter-using leaf beetles that repurpose existing shelters has been found in western India, researchers said.
Apple devices using iOS 7 making some people sick
CUPERTINO, Calif., Sept. 27 (UPI) -- The iOS 7 powering U.S. tech giant Apple's iPhones and iPads overhauls the interface and has a boatload of animation -- and some say it's making them sick.
Nepal stops impending disappearance of tiger, rhino species
By Pramod Raj Sedhain
Nepal has halted the near-imminent disappearance of the Bengal tiger and one-horned rhinoceros, and recorded an increase in their populations, authorities say.
STANFORD, Calif., Sept. 27 (UPI) -- A smaller and relatively less expensive approach to particle acceleration was a step closer, results of an experiment conducted by U.S. researchers indicated.
NEW YORK, Sept. 27 (UPI) -- Conservation groups and six African countries committed to protect African elephants, reduce trafficking and lower consumer demand for ivory, organizers said.
MOSCOW, Sept. 27 (UPI) -- Divers have raised what is believed to be the largest rock found so far from a meteorite that exploded over Russia in February, Russian officials said Friday.
BlackBerry losses $965 million in 2nd quarter
WATERLOO, Ontario, Sept. 27 (UPI) -- Canadian smartphone pioneer BlackBerry said Friday it lost $965 million in its fiscal second quarter on revenue that did not come close to expectations.
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Sept. 27 (UPI) -- Human activity has likely been the most dominant cause of global warming since the mid-20th century, says an international report issued in Sweden Friday.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 (UPI) -- Several National Security Agency employees misused surveillance to spy on their love interests, the agency's inspector general said.
Phonebloks: A customizable smartphone for the rest of your life
By KRISTEN BUTLER, UPI.com | Blog
Phonebloks allow upgrades for 'blok' components rather than frequently replacing a whole smartphone.
FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Sept. 27 (UPI) -- Thousands of dinosaur tracks found in a remote area on the Yukon River are "evidence of an extinct ecosystem," University of Alaska researchers say.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Sept. 26 (UPI) -- The new Expedition 37 crew were welcomed aboard the International Space Station after docking to the Poisk mini-research module, the U.S. space agency said.
ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar, Sept. 26 (UPI) -- A mass whale stranding in Loza Lagoon off Madagascar on 2008 has been attributed to high-frequency mapping sonar systems, researchers said.
Topsoil on Mars contains 2 percent water
By CAROLINE LEE, UPI.com | Blog
Data from the Mars Curiosity rover indicated that the planet is missing methane, but does have water.
TORONTO, Sept. 26 (UPI) -- A new genus of electric fish was identified in a remote region of South America, an international team of researchers said.
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Members of Congress and WWII Veterans Break Down Barriers at the WWII Memorial in Washington, D.C.
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World War II veteran Eugene Morgan of West Memphis, Arkansas, tours the World War II Memorial after members of congress took down barriers to let a group of veterans in to the closed memorial, on October 2, 2013 in Washington, D.C. All national parks and memorials are closed due to the ongoing government shutdown. UPI/Kevin Dietsch