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Robots are able to do a lot of things. But now they're taking on the biggest challenge of all: Figuring out how humans work.
November 10, 2011
| By Randy Rieland
It's time to say good-bye to the iconic, but inefficient incandescent bulb and welcome in LEDs
November 07, 2011
| By Randy Rieland
The idea of manipulating the Earth's atmosphere has been derided as too risky and too arrogant. That may be changing
November 02, 2011
| By Randy Rieland
Scientists are testing innovative ways to keep frightening memories from controlling people's lives
October 31, 2011
| By Randy Rieland
Some are ingenious, some long overdue and some a bit strange. But all provide a glimpse of a different future
October 27, 2011
| By Randy Rieland
Companies and scientists are using games and competitions to bring in fresh thinking from outsiders.
October 24, 2011
| By Randy Rieland
Don't just download music. Download sculpture. Or a bicycle. That's the promise of 3D printing
October 20, 2011
| By Randy Rieland
They're not ready for prime time, but electric cars are starting to pick up speed.
October 18, 2011
| By Randy Rieland
Solar-powered huts built by a Montana-based construction company provide two big needs: water and cellphone power
October 13, 2011
| By Meera Subramanian
Everyone talks about innovation, but most people seem uncomfortable with the creative forces that make it happen
October 12, 2011
| By Randy Rieland
Experts think it's only a matter of time before cities are being run by sensors connected to powerful computers
October 11, 2011
| By Randy Rieland
NASA and the Defense Department want scientists to start dreaming the next impossible dream: Exploring another solar system.
October 05, 2011
| By Randy Rieland
Pet products are already a huge business. Innovations like pet GPS and remote feeding devices are making it even bigger
October 03, 2011
| By Randy Rieland
Physicist Lisa Randall explores the mind-stretching realms that new experiments soon may expose
September 2011
| By Robert Irion
We're moving closer to the day when flying robots will make decisions on their own
September 29, 2011
| By Randy Rieland
The idea that technology is causing us to lose our mental edge won't go away
September 27, 2011
| By Randy Rieland
Following the collapse of the ballyhooed solar firm, these are dark times for renewable energy. But big players are still betting it's more than treehugger fantasy
September 21, 2011
| By Randy Rieland
Patents are supposed to turn ideas into inventions. But in the tech world, they've become the weapons of choice when companies like Google and Apple face off.
September 14, 2011
| By Randy Rieland
The commitment to ensure that a 9/11 never happens again has spurred innovation in many directions, from analyzing data at incredible speeds to devising 3-D face recognition software.
September 12, 2011
| By Randy Rieland
From "smart helmets" to "intelligent mouthguards," football tackles the challenge of high technology to reduce injury and improve the game
September 08, 2011
| By Randy Rieland
Thanks to social media and wireless networks, we have less reason to own things. Welcome to the sharing economy
September 06, 2011
| By Randy Rieland
A company called Booktrack Introduces a new kind of e-book. It plays music or sound effects to accompany your reading
August 31, 2011
| By Randy Rieland
Most climate scientists say we should expect extreme weather to happen more often in the future. Do we have to be satisfied with just being prepared?
August 29, 2011
| By Randy Rieland
The former head of Apple comes from a long line of American innovators who changed society
August 26, 2011
| By Joseph Stromberg
The Apple CEO's resignation has prompted an outpouring of tributes you rarely, if ever, see for corporate executives
August 25, 2011
| By Randy Rieland
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