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• Three Japanese win physics Nobel for invention of blue LED

  Three Japanese who succeeded in inventing efficient blue light-emitting diodes (LEDs) where many companies had failed have won the Nobel Prize in Physics.

• The future of artificial intelligence: Will computers take your job?

  The field of artificial intelligence may not be able to create a robotic vacuum cleaner that never knocks over a vase, at least not within a couple of years, but intelligent machines will increasingly replace knowledge workers in the near future, a group of AI experts predicted.

• DHL will use 'parcelcopter' drone to deliver medicines to European island

  Deutsche Post DHL will launch soon regular drone flights to deliver emergency medicines and other goods to the North Sea island of Juist.

• The Navy flew its new drone across the US Wednesday night

  The U.S. Navy's new surveillance drone completed its first cross-country flight across the United States Wednesday night.

• Stanford researchers develop ant-sized radio

  Engineers at Stanford University have developed a tiny radio that's about as big as an ant and that's cheap and small enough that it could help realize the "Internet of things" -- the world of everyday objects that send and receive data via the Internet.

• IBM Watson cooks up some new dishes

  When not busy helping to find new treatments for cancer, IBM Watson is helping to cook up a few new dishes as well.

• Paging Dr. Watson, IBM's medical adviser for the future

  IBM continues to make the case for the nascent field of cognitive computing, showing off some Watson prototypes that could help speed scientific discovery in the medical field, by scanning large volumes of literature and data far more quickly then humans can, and suggesting possible leads.

• Planet Labs begins launching second set of satellites

  A San Francisco startup that wants to provide daily updated satellite views of the entire planet has begun launching its second batch of satellites.

• Harvard unleashes a swarm of self-organising robots

  The robot uprising must surely be close at hand, as Ivy League scientists are diligently working to give machines the ability to collaborate with themselves without intervention from the humans.

• New WorldView 3 satellite will provide new look at the globe

  DigitalGlobe's WorldView 3 satellite, scheduled to launch next week, promises to bring unprecedented resolution to commercial satellite imagery.

• Like Amazon, other firms want permission to fly drones

  Amazon made headlines this month when it sought permission from the U.S. government to test its drone-based delivery service, but it's far from the only company that's applied for such approval.

• NASA breakthrough improves 3D printing in space

  One of the limitations of 3D printing has been its inability to use different types of materials while printing one product. This has been an obstacle for 3D printing in space travel, which sometimes requires parts composed of several different materials.

• Amazon seeks US exemption to test delivery drones

  Amazon.com has asked the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration permission to test drones outdoors for use in its Prime Air package delivery service.

• NASA to send 'flying saucer' on first flight this week

  Typically the stuff of mystery, a real flying saucer could appear over the Hawaiian island of Kauai later this week, but it won't be coming from outer space. The rocket-powered, saucer-like craft is part of a NASA project that could aid missions to other planets.

• US FAA outlines restrictions for model aircraft in wake of reckless use

  The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration on Monday interpreted existing rules to prohibit hobbyists' model aircraft from flying within 5 miles (8 kilometers) of an airport without clearance from the airport or ground control.