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Most bikers scoff at them, but as the U.S. population ages and gas prices rise, expect to see more bikes running on batteries.
April 27, 2012
| By Randy Rieland
From a whale song to a kiss, the time capsule sent into space in 1977 had some interesting contents
April 23, 2012
| By Megan Gambino
A group of big-name tech billionaires wants to open up a new frontier in space--mining space rocks.
April 23, 2012
| By Randy Rieland
If the crowd-funding spike for the Pebble smart watch is any indication, wearable tech is about to go mainstream.
April 20, 2012
| By Randy Rieland
Think that all the best inventions happen in rich countries and trickle down to poor ones? Think again.
April 18, 2012
| By Randy Rieland
Get a sneak peak at the new project that will search for mysterious cosmic energies that drive our universe
May 2012
| By Mark Strauss
With the spacecraft poised to leave our solar system, the writer who helped compile the time capsules they carry reflects on our deepest foray into outer space
May 2012
| By Timothy Ferris
Frankenstein is back, but this time his story is interactive, as publishers scramble to "enhance" novels.
April 12, 2012
| By Randy Rieland
Whether it's tiny robots swimming inside our bodies or super-efficient 3D solar panels, nature never stops providing answers
April 09, 2012
| By Randy Rieland
The new Marlins Park in Miami isn't another retro stadium. No, it's high-tech and arty and a little bit wacky
April 05, 2012
| By Randy Rieland
New research suggests the brain is more organized than previously thought and alsothat a full memory can reside within only a few neurons
April 02, 2012
| By Randy Rieland
Some urban planners and architects say we can do a lot better than asphalt slabs and concrete boxes
March 29, 2012
| By Randy Rieland
The big buzzword in digital technology now is "frictionless," meaning the less we humans have to deal with, the better
March 26, 2012
| By Randy Rieland
The rapid development of artificial intelligence is bringing us closer to the day when machines will be able to think for themselves
March 23, 2012
| By Randy Rieland
Created by amateur hackers, underground crime syndicates and government agencies, these powerful viruses have done serious damage to computer networks worldwide
March 20, 2012
| By Sharon Weinberger
Technological wizardry is allowing us to see the natural world in stunningly new ways
March 20, 2012
| By Randy Rieland
The innovators behind objects like the cellphone or the helicopter took inspiration from works like "Star Trek" and War of the Worlds
March 16, 2012
| By Mark Strauss
Neal Stephenson created the Hieroglyph Project to convince sci-fi writers to stop worrying and learn to love the future
April 2012
| By Annalee Newitz
Recent research suggests that chemicals used to protect, process and package food could be helping to create fat cells.
March 15, 2012
| By Randy Rieland
In the 1950s and '60s, the newspaper cartoonist dreamed up a madcap American utopia, filled with flying cars and fantastical skyscrapers
April 2012
| By Matt Novak
The celebrated science fiction writer and author of Tomorrow Now, explains why you don't need to be clairvoyant to predict the future
April 2012
| By Bruce Sterling
According to past predictions, we should be living in an era of flying cars and other marvels. But be glad that some advances haven't happened
April 2012
| By Bruce McCall
The buzz at the SXSW conference this year is about mobile apps that tell you when there are people nearby you really should meet
March 12, 2012
| By Randy Rieland
Could supercomputers create an artificial brain that can learn new behavior and develop cognitive skills? Some scientists say not if, but when
March 09, 2012
| By Randy Rieland
Technology now allows companies to follow your behavior on the Web and customize ads for you based on that data. When does that become invasion of privacy?
March 07, 2012
| By Randy Rieland
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