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Cheap, power-sipping sensors do everything from tracking global warming to keeping your house warm

Ever wonder why December through March is the high season for cold and flu germs? Scientists at NIH may have the answer

Scientists uncover the secret to faster plane boarding--but it turns out nearly anything would be speedier than the current system

Marrying a Wii and Microsoft Surface could prove one of the most promising new technologies of tomorrow

Skiing and Wii's Balance Board prove a perfect match

We might not have yet found evidence of extraterrestrial intelligence, but SETI has more than proven its worth with its success in distributed computing

Take a ride on a lunar lander to the rim of the Shackleton Crater

Faint at the sight of blood? Blame it on evolution

Don't blame it on the weather--an especially dusty West isn't caused by climate

An architect plans to sling a giant sail over a lake in Russia. Is it the future of wind power—or renewable snake oil?

Next-generation search engine tech aims to understand natural written language

“Teardown” prices major components at just $27.80

A laser developed for radiation treatment, is also strong enough to break a record

Is FutureGen's future not as bleak as previously thought?

Space luminaries raise skepticism on the industry's sustainability

Then why the push to develop the Chevy Volt?

Will Wright's magnum opus finally gets a solid release date

Still carrying a PDA? Type notes wirelessly on the cheap

The NROL-21 USA-193 spy satellite failed almost immediately after launching over a year ago—now it's on its way down

iPhone's latest trick lets you locate yourself on a Google map. Does it work?