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Incredibly powerful supercomputers and a willingness to acknowledge that they're not perfect has made weather scientists become much more effective in forecasting hurricanes.
October 29, 2012 | By Randy Rieland

A Microsoft prototype called Digits could put the power to control everything from TV screens to smart phones in a device you wear on your wrist
October 26, 2012 | By Randy Rieland

Unprecedented images from space capture the Sun’s true beauty
November 2012 | By Erin Wayman

The war on cancer has been going on for more than 40 years. Here are 10 small--and maybe not so small--victories scientists have had this year
October 22, 2012 | By Randy Rieland

It sounds funny, but when Google created a huge computer network that was able to identify cats from YouTube videos, it was a big leap forward for artificial intelligence.
October 18, 2012 | By Randy Rieland

A lot of police departments will soon have their own flying robots. How far should they be allowed to go in shooting video from the sky?
October 15, 2012 | By Randy Rieland

Here are 10 things scientists have learned about trees this year. Thanks to climate change, it's not a pretty picture.
October 09, 2012 | By Randy Rieland

Cutting-edge research in regenerative medicine suggests that the future of health care may lie in getting the body to grow new parts and heal itself.
October 05, 2012 | By Randy Rieland

New research suggests that most people may not be as committed to their moral principles as they think they are
October 01, 2012 | By Randy Rieland

A new breed of scientists says that if you really want to understand why people make financial decisions, you need to see what's going on inside their brains.
September 28, 2012 | By Randy Rieland

Here's the latest on robots that work with humans, a revolutionary camera, home 3-D printers, mobile wallets and Google's driverless car.
September 25, 2012 | By Randy Rieland

Thanks to GPS, sensors, artificial intelligence and even algorithms based on the behavior of E. coli, it's possible to imagine the end of commuting madness.
September 20, 2012 | By Randy Rieland

Man's best friend is becoming a key player in fighting cancer, allowing scientists to speed up the process of connecting the dots between genetics and disease.
September 17, 2012 | By Randy Rieland

Set to be christened in 2013, this new naval warship will amaze, leaving almost no wake in the open seas
October 2012 | By Mark Strauss

Smith trucks are powered by batteries, not diesel, which could make a big difference in the fight against climate change
October 2012 | By Jerry Adler

When models wore Google's goggles on the runway, it signaled that the next wave of digital devices may actually go post-geek.
September 13, 2012 | By Randy Rieland

Apple's iPhone 5 will get all the attention this month, but here are some lesser-known innovations whose time has also come
September 10, 2012 | By Randy Rieland

Rovers that ride winds on Venus, robots that roll like tumbleweeds and other wild ideas for exploring space.
September 07, 2012 | By Randy Rieland

Scientists are taking a closer look at the extremely rare people who remember everything from their pasts. And yes, their brains are different.
September 04, 2012 | By Randy Rieland

Gene detectives tracking a deadly outbreak at the National Institutes of Health were reminded of how much we don't know about how infections spread through a hospital.
August 31, 2012 | By Randy Rieland

More and more top American universities are offering courses online for free. Going to college will never be the same again
August 27, 2012 | By Randy Rieland

Sensors in sports shoes get all the attention, but other devices can actually identify you by how you walk and help Alzheimer’s patients find their way home
August 23, 2012 | By Randy Rieland

Once a rarely used key on the typewriter, the graceful character has become the very symbol of modern electronic communication
September 2012 | By William F. Allman

Three lone inventors took the gadget that had changed little since it was invented more than 80 years ago and transformed it into a gnarly, big air machine
September 2012 | By Ariel Sabar

Along with motion-sensing cameras and projectors creating augmented reality, they'll likely be among the tools training chefs of the future.
August 20, 2012 | By Randy Rieland

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