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Enduring Image
Gear

Enduring Image

A thinner, tougher display puts screens on more gadgets

Of Brain Disease and Belly Ache
Medicine

Of Brain Disease and Belly Ache

In her inaugural post the doctor explains why eating humans is bad; and eating margarine is barely any better

Surgery By Numbers
Health

Surgery By Numbers

A new imaging technology may make surgeons' jobs a little easier

Driving The 2009 Corvette ZR1: Detroit’s Mild-Mannered Supercar
Vehicles

Driving The 2009 Corvette ZR1: Detroit’s Mild-Mannered Supercar

Chevrolet's latest sports car pairs supercar horsepower with driving comfort. Yes, we're sure it's a Corvette.

A Virus-Powered Battery
Environment

A Virus-Powered Battery

MIT scientists have engineering the first viral assembly line workers

Know Your Olympic Sport: Michael Phelps (i.e. Swimming)
Science

Know Your Olympic Sport: Michael Phelps (i.e. Swimming)

Brett Zarda looks at the athletes, the water, and the technology

Hands-On: GM’s 2009 Silverado Hybrid
Technology

Hands-On: GM’s 2009 Silverado Hybrid

The Toolmongers take a hybrid beast out for a spin

Olympic Softball (One Last Time)
Science

Olympic Softball (One Last Time)

A look at the advanced tools players are using to stay sharp—even as softball's last hurrah nears a close

Why Aren’t Batteries Better Yet?
Technology

Why Aren’t Batteries Better Yet?

Readers ask -- and you answer

The Science of Speed
Science

The Science of Speed

Swifter suits, shoes that lean and gaming the pistol are just the beginning of the tech innovations giving track the runaround this summer

Slow Internet: Glitch or Malicious Interference?
Gear

Slow Internet: Glitch or Malicious Interference?

Is your ISP sabotaging your Internet connection? There's now a simple way to find out

How Safe Is Tupperware?
Environment

How Safe Is Tupperware?

Can plastic food-storage containers leach hormone-disrupting chemicals into your leftovers?

Fancy Pants May Prevent Falls
Health

Fancy Pants May Prevent Falls

A new pair of high-tech pants monitors the wearer's joints

Mapping Disease Data, Collaboratively
Health

Mapping Disease Data, Collaboratively

HealthMap has a master plan to track diseases worldwide -- and you can help

The Fastest Internet Ever
Technology

The Fastest Internet Ever

Say goodbye to slow downloads: Australian scientists develop chip that makes Internet 60 times faster

Why is it So Hard to Wake Up in the Morning?
Science

Why is it So Hard to Wake Up in the Morning?

Our FYI experts tackle your burning questions . . . with the power of science!

Our Future Health: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Environment

Our Future Health: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

As our planet heats up and gas prices creep higher, prepare for some unusual consequences

Living Fossils
Evolution

Living Fossils

These mysterious creatures exist today more or less unevolved from the forms they had hundreds of millions of years ago

Pectin: not just for jelly
Projects

Pectin: not just for jelly

The kitchen alchemists unleash the power of a familiar plant-derived edible gel.

The Military’s Mystery Machine
Military

The Military’s Mystery Machine

The High-frequency Active Auroral Research Program, or HAARP, has been called a missile-defense tool and a mind-control device. The truth is a bit less ominous