Driverless Car CES 2...

Driverless vehicles, flying drones, smartwatches. Strange sights will be seen this week in Las Vegas as the 2015 International Consumer Electronics Show fires up its more than 20,000 products and technological breakthroughs from some 3,500 exhibitors for 150,000-plus conventioneers. Geeks will...

Dec03

500,000-year-old she...

Homo erectus made world’s oldest engraving 500,000 years ago. Zig-zag patterns found on a fossilised shell in Indonesia may be the earliest engraving by a human ancestor, a study has claimed. The engraving is at least 430,000 years old, meaning it was done by the long-extinct Homo...

Nov30

Hydrogen Fuel Cell C...

Toyota has 200 orders for 2016 Mirai hydrogen fuel cell car. Production Starts In December 2014 at Same Secret Workshop That Made Lexus LFA Toyota built 500 Lexus LFA supercars between 2010 and 2012 in what Automotive News has called a “secretive workshop.” The automaker has been...

Nov24

Indonesia New Bird S...

Scientists confirm new bird species in Indonesia. The Sulawesi streaked flycatcher (Muscicapa sodhii) — named after the Indonesia island it’s found on — was first observed 15 years ago. But a team of researchers have only recently been able to collect and analyze the...

Nov18

Japan New 500km/h Tr...

Japan’s new maglev train travels at 500 kilometers per hour. The Central Japan Railway Company is testing a magnetically levitating train that can go up to 311 mph (500km/h). That’s more than twice the speed of the fastest bullet train currently operating in the United States. The...

Nov17

First Space 3D Print...

World’s First Zero-Gravity 3D Printer Installed on Space Station. It may not be a “Star Trek” replicator, but the first zero-gravity 3D printer is set up and ready for action on the International Space Station. Station commander Barry “Butch” Wilmore of NASA...

Nov12

Robot Landed on Come...

For the First Time, Humanity Has Landed Something on a Moving Comet. The comet probe Philae may have bounced when it landed, the European Space Agency (ESA) said Wednesday. It is the first time a soft landing has been achieved on a comet — but there was a hitch. Comet 67P has a very weak...

Nov05

Shubham Banarjee

13-Year-Old Creator of Lego Braille Printer Is Youngest Ever to Receive Venture Capital Funding. Shubham Banerjee designed a functioning Braille printer made out of a Lego robotics kit when he was 12. This week, Intel Capital announced it is investing in the boy’s startup, Braigo Labs. From...

Indonesia OPPO Smart...

OPPO Plans $30m Indonesia Plant Chinese smartphone maker OPPO Technologies will start work on a $30 million assembly plant in Indonesia in March next year, following its entry into the country last year. The plant will be located near Tangerang, Banten, with the capacity to manufacture up to...

Indocomtech 2014

Pameran Indocomtech 2014 Resmi Dibuka. Pameran akbar komputer tahunan Indocomtech 2014 resmi dibuka pada hari ini. Pameran ini digelar di Jakarta Convention Center selama lima hari, 29 Oktober-2 November 2014. (Baca: Indocomtech 2013 Targetkan Transaksi Rp 635 Miliar) Pameran tahun ini...

Oct27

Learn STEM from Astr...

Astronaut-turned-professor Massimino leads new STEM student recruitment. When mechanical engineering professor Michael Massimino was applying to colleges, he wanted more than just an education in engineering. Though he never planned to take classes in law, business, or journalism, he loved the...

Dead Heart Transplan...

World-first dead heart transplant at Sydney’s St Vincent’s Hospital a game changer. Sydney, Australia surgeon’s dead heart transplant a huge medical breakthrough. Previously, transplants relied on donor hearts from brain dead patients. Ability to revive hearts has major implications...

Kapal Pendidikan Dan...

UI Luncurkan Kapal Pendidikan dan Riset Triwitono Universitas Indonesia (UI) luncurkan Kapal Pendidikan dan Riset Triwitono karya Dosen Program Studi Teknik Perkapalan Fakultas Teknik UI (FTUI) Ir. Hadi Tresno Wibowo, MT yang menerapkan inovasi lambung kapal pelat datar. Peresmian tersebut...

Oct12

internet.org

Facebook’s Internet.org Works With Carriers To Speed Up Networks. Start from Indonesia. Facebook has long been promoting the the idea of free, zero-rated mobile services in emerging countries to drive more Facebook (and wider mobile data) usage. Now, its Internet.org initiative has crafted...

Oct09

Bionic Eyes

Blind man sees for first time in 33 years. Larry Hester has lived in the dark for more than 30 years but thanks to the help of a new “bionic eye” he has been given back the ability to see the world around him. Hester was left blind after suffering with retinitis pigmentosa, a...

Oct08

Indonesia 40000 year...

Indonesian cave art is nearly 40,000 years old, study says. Cave paintings on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi were created up to 40,000 years ago, making them some of the earliest known cave art in the world, says a team of Australian and Indonesian scientists. While the paintings were...

Oct06

Nobel Prize in Medic...

Nobel Prize in medicine awarded for discovery of brain’s ‘GPS’. Three scientists, including a husband-and-wife team, have been awarded this year’s Nobel Prize in medicine for deciphering the mechanism in the brain that allows us to find our way around. The three winners of the...

Sep30

Coding for kindergar...

This New App Teaches Kindergartners Basic Computer Coding. This computer programming app is so easy to use that even a kindergartener can do it. Researchers in Massachusetts have created a basic computer coding app that they say is the first designed specifically for children as young as 5....

Winner Google Scienc...

Three Girls Won The Google Science Fair With A Bacteria-Based Plan To Solve The Food Crisis. Three young girls won the Google science fair on September 22 with their innovative way to feed the world: treat plants with bacteria to help farmers grow more food, faster — without genetic...

Indonesia Motor Show

The Proud Journey of the Indonesia International Motor Show (IIMS) Over 22 Years. From its first exhibition through this year’s 22nd (Sept 18-28), the Indonesia International Motor Show (IIMS) has certainly journeyed far over the years. The exhibition has gone through countless phases...

Mathcounts Competiti...

Mathcounts Competition. The MATHCOUNTS Competition Series is the only competition program of its kind, with live, in-person events in all 50 states, as well as U.S. territories and schools worldwide through the U.S. Department of Defense and State Department. With competitions taking place in...

Sep09

Apple Watch

After months of speculation, Apple unveiled its first foray into wearables on Tuesday: the Apple Watch. The device, available in two sizes and in a variety of different styles, allows users to receive and send text messages, take calls and monitor your health and fitness throughout the day,...

Manado-Los Angeles

Telkom Internasional Indonesia Gabung Konsorsium Global SEA-US Bangun Jaringan Kabel Bawah Laut Los Angeles-Manado. Demi mewujudkan kebutuhan jaringan internet yang menyeluruh dan mumpuni, pembangunan infrastruktur yang kuat jelas merupakan suatu keharusan yang tak dapat ditawar. PT Telkom...

Aug30

30 years space shutt...

Remembering Space Shuttle Discovery, 30 years later. On Aug. 30, 1984, the skies were clear and space shuttle Discovery launched for the first time. Its missions came to represent the resilience of the U.S. space program. But the first launch wasn’t all smooth sailing — its first...

Boost Memory

Electric Current May Boost Memory in People with Cognitive Disorders. People with cognitive problems – including memory loss due to Alzheimer’s disease – may someday be able to have their memory boosted with electric current. Researchers used a non-invasive procedure called...

China Electric Vehic...

China Weighs $16 Billion Car-Charging Fund. China is considering providing as much as 100 billion yuan ($16 billion) in government funding to build electric-vehicle charging facilities and spur demand for clean cars, according to two people familiar with the matter. The policy will be...

Aug28

Worldview 3 Satellit...

After two weeks in space, the most powerful commercial satellite ever launched is sending back pictures. WordView-3, the super-powerful commercial satellite that launched two weeks ago, is now sending images back to Earth. The satellite is remarkable for its ability to collect images sharp...

Aug27

Cynthia Lam

High School Student Invents A Prototype That Solves Two Global Issues At Once. An Australian high school student has invented a prototype that turns dirty water and sunlight into clean water and power. The 17-year-old Cynthia Sin Nga Lam is a Google Science Fair finalist who aims to solve two...

Aug27

Student Satellites

Soon Students Will Be Able To Control Satellites In Space A new way to launch science careers. If you’ve ever dreamed of sending a satellite up into space to measure the Earth, an education-technology company is making it possible. Ardusat is publicly launching a program to offer...

Aug26

Flying Submarine

Chinese researchers working on a flying submarine: Shanghai to San Francisco in 100 minutes. Ever heard of submarines taking flight? Never? That’s OK because the Chinese are working on a submarine that is capable of flying underwater. Such a machine could travel from Shanghai to San...