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FYI: Is It Safe to Walk Barefoot in New York City?
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FYI: Is It Safe to Walk Barefoot in New York City?

New Genetically Modified Chickens Can’t Transmit Bird Flu, Scientists Say
Diseases

New Genetically Modified Chickens Can’t Transmit Bird Flu, Scientists Say

They still get sick and die; they just can't spread the disease

In Warmup Match, Jeopardy All-Stars Defeated By IBM’s Supercomputer Watson
Robots

In Warmup Match, Jeopardy All-Stars Defeated By IBM’s Supercomputer Watson

Can a computer beat a human in the most challenging trivia game on TV? Today, at IBM's headquarters in New York, we learned that the answer is yes

Can Our DNA Electromagnetically ‘Teleport’ Itself? One Researcher Thinks So
Science

Can Our DNA Electromagnetically ‘Teleport’ Itself? One Researcher Thinks So

The Terminator Scenario: Are We Giving Our Military Machines Too Much Power?
Military

The Terminator Scenario: Are We Giving Our Military Machines Too Much Power?

Even as we imagine the day when robots finally turn against us, scientists are at work on how best to control them

Foxes Use Earth’s Magnetic Field To Hunt Prey, Scientists Say
Animals

Foxes Use Earth’s Magnetic Field To Hunt Prey, Scientists Say

Elaborate Software Model Addresses Burning Question: “How Is the Eiffel Tower Still Standing?”
Technology

Elaborate Software Model Addresses Burning Question: “How Is the Eiffel Tower Still Standing?”

Active Camouflage System Uses E-Ink to Make Tanks Invisible on the Battlefield
Military

Active Camouflage System Uses E-Ink to Make Tanks Invisible on the Battlefield

British Doctor Faked Data Linking Vaccines to Autism, and Aimed to Profit From It
Vaccines

British Doctor Faked Data Linking Vaccines to Autism, and Aimed to Profit From It

You Built What?! A Truck-Sized, Street-Legal Radio Flyer Wagon
Projects

You Built What?! A Truck-Sized, Street-Legal Radio Flyer Wagon

The classic children's wagon, just...larger

Demystifying the Chevy Volt’s Mostly-Electric Engine
Electric Vehicles

Demystifying the Chevy Volt’s Mostly-Electric Engine

A look at the inner workings of GM's plug-in car

New Metallic Glass Beats Steel as the Toughest, Strongest Material Yet
Technology

New Metallic Glass Beats Steel as the Toughest, Strongest Material Yet

Farewell, Tevatron: Fermilab’s Particle Accelerator Will Cease Operation This Year
Environment

Farewell, Tevatron: Fermilab’s Particle Accelerator Will Cease Operation This Year

As the U.S.'s premier particle physics machine retires, the search for the Higgs falls to the Large Hadron Collider alone

The Largest Molecule Ever Made Could Be Used to Deliver Drugs
Science

The Largest Molecule Ever Made Could Be Used to Deliver Drugs

H1N1 Finding Could Lead to Universal Flu Vaccine
Health

H1N1 Finding Could Lead to Universal Flu Vaccine

Penthouse’s All-Porn Channel Joins Slowly Developing 3-D Content Landscape
Technology

Penthouse’s All-Porn Channel Joins Slowly Developing 3-D Content Landscape

Porn isn't your thing? More 3-D content providers are hopping the bandwagon. We break them down here

Video: NASA Planet Hunters Announce Smallest Exoplanet Ever Found, Just 560 Light Years Away
Exoplanets

Video: NASA Planet Hunters Announce Smallest Exoplanet Ever Found, Just 560 Light Years Away

More exoplanet discoveries are pending, as Kepler team approaches deadline to publish data

Frogs in Peril: A Race to Save a Threatened Frog With Risky Experimental Techniques
Animals

Frogs in Peril: A Race to Save a Threatened Frog With Risky Experimental Techniques

Scientists douse frogs with experimental bacteria to halt mass amphibian death

Test Drive: GM’s EN-V Electric Transporter, Half a Smart Car On a Segway Base
Electric Vehicles

Test Drive: GM’s EN-V Electric Transporter, Half a Smart Car On a Segway Base

I took a ride in the automated, wirelessly communicating EV-V in a Las Vegas parking lot

This Week in the Future, January 3-7, 2011
Science

This Week in the Future, January 3-7, 2011