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How ideas from biology-evolution, immune systems and forensics-will keep your PC safe from hackers
Minneapolis ranked first among U.S. cities in innovative transportation solutions, fourth in energy technology.
The handheld "smart communicator" will have the memory and processing power of today's best desktop computers, and it'll display on any nearby screen. The virtual laptop is pocket-size.
Looking to boost your science smarts? First test your IQ organ, then follow our 6-point brain regimen. Soon you'll be crunching bogus claims and citing stats with the best.
Roboticist Hod Lipson wants you to stop shopping and use his portable 3-D printer to make your own stuff
A new digital project helps Kenyan teens learn healthy behaviors
Intel's new microchip delivers high performance but saves on power
Scientists still aren't sure why brain training only works for some people.
The Audeo captures electronic signals between the brain and vocal cords and synthesizes clear, spoken words
One preeminent scientist tackles the moral and ethical issues that come with the business of genetically enhancing our biology.
New electronic voting machines are supposed to prevent another Election Day disaster, but these paperless PCs could make hanging chads seem like a minor nuisance.
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It's the oddest trade show on Earth: a staged prison uprising designed to spotlight high-tech antiriot gadgetry.
See the top ten hurdles facing game designers today, and the cutting-edge tech that will soon make them relics of the past
Athletes who follow their heart now have a smart monitor to help them.
Tollbooths, ATMs, doctors' offices, online chat: You leave critical personal data behind wherever you go. Let's follow one American as he scatters his digital DNA.
Players love the tech, but pro and amateur organizations can hardly keep up with the new materials and radical designs that have rewired and sometimes hot-wired sports.
