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Video: The Motion-Sensing Banking App We’ve All Been Waiting For
Technology

Video: The Motion-Sensing Banking App We’ve All Been Waiting For

Faster-Than-Light Neutrinos Might Be Explained By GPS Failing to Account For Special Relativity
Particle Physics

Faster-Than-Light Neutrinos Might Be Explained By GPS Failing to Account For Special Relativity

A possible victory for Einstein

Virgin Galactic Announces Completion of Spaceport America, the World’s First Commercial Spaceport
Technology

Virgin Galactic Announces Completion of Spaceport America, the World’s First Commercial Spaceport

Seven Major Automakers Agree to a Universal Charging System For Electric Cars
Electric Vehicles

Seven Major Automakers Agree to a Universal Charging System For Electric Cars

DIY

Offical Rules: Stanley A Handyman’s Garage Sweepstakes 2011

Data Is Power
Technology

Data Is Power

A new age is upon us: the age of data

Blackberry Service Finally Restored on All Planets
Phones

Blackberry Service Finally Restored on All Planets

Thank You to Dennis Ritchie, Without Whom None of This Would Be Here
Internet

Thank You to Dennis Ritchie, Without Whom None of This Would Be Here

Video: Summer School at Stanford Yields a Way to Write Braille on Your iPad
Gear

Video: Summer School at Stanford Yields a Way to Write Braille on Your iPad

Winner of Million-Dollar X Challenge Cleans Up Oil Spills Three Times Better Than Existing Tech
Fossil Fuels

Winner of Million-Dollar X Challenge Cleans Up Oil Spills Three Times Better Than Existing Tech

The second-place finalist did a little more than half that well

Did an Ancient Kraken Create Its Own Friends? What About a Modern Jellyfish?
Fish

Did an Ancient Kraken Create Its Own Friends? What About a Modern Jellyfish?

Awesome but Creepy Japanese Product of the Day: Realistic 3-D Face Replicas
Technology

Awesome but Creepy Japanese Product of the Day: Realistic 3-D Face Replicas

Optimism Is a Brain Defect, According to Functional MRI Scans
Science

Optimism Is a Brain Defect, According to Functional MRI Scans

How a Team of Enthusiasts Are Mapping Dark Matter
Science

How a Team of Enthusiasts Are Mapping Dark Matter

Earthly skills like handwritten signature verification turn out to be useful on a cosmological scale as well

Netflix Abandons Qwikster; DVDs Will Stay at Netflix
Technology

Netflix Abandons Qwikster; DVDs Will Stay at Netflix

Homeland Security Application Monitors Crowds’ Faces, Races, and Eye Movements to Detect Would-Be Criminals
Technology

Homeland Security Application Monitors Crowds’ Faces, Races, and Eye Movements to Detect Would-Be Criminals

Futuristic Predictions From the Past That Steve Jobs Fulfilled
Science Fiction

Futuristic Predictions From the Past That Steve Jobs Fulfilled

Steve Jobs's biggest achievements make us feel like we're holding the future in our hands--and sometimes, it's just the future we had hoped for

Video: Monkeys Demonstrate Brain-Controlled Arm With a Sense of Touch
Technology

Video: Monkeys Demonstrate Brain-Controlled Arm With a Sense of Touch

Google’s Payment App Turns Smartphones Into Wallets
Gear

Google’s Payment App Turns Smartphones Into Wallets

Can Animals Really Be Gay?
Animals

Can Animals Really Be Gay?

Or are they just curious?