New Fabric Paves Way for Chip-Embedded Clothes By Francie Diep published 11 December 12 The fabric stretches easily while protecting any embedded electronics.
New E-Reader Display Aims at Video and Color By Francie Diep published 30 October 12 A glimpse into the future of e-readers.
Eye Movements Could Be Next PC Password By Francie Diep published 12 October 12 A subtle new way of checking people's IDs
Logging In with Your Heartbeat By Francie Diep published 3 October 12 Phones and tablets could check IDs with a touch of two fingers.
Computer IDs Culprits with Tattoo Recognition By Francie Diep published 6 September 12 he program could help law enforcement identify suspects in photos in which their faces are unclear.
World's Thinnest Transistor is Two-Thirds Complete By Francie Diep published 29 August 12 A new material combines a conductor and an insulator in a sheet one atom thick.
Nanotech's Ill Effects on Small Sea Creatures Stir Concern By Francie Diep published 27 August 12 A new study is a first step toward understanding how a new, high-tech chemical may affect the environment.
How Baby-Driven Robots Could Help Disabled Children By Francie Diep published 22 August 12 The latest in research about robots for babies who can't even crawl yet.
Startups Take A/B Testing Beyond Silicon Valley By Francie Diep published 22 August 12 A programming- and statistics-heavy tool for maximizing profits is ready to gain ground among smaller and less techie companies.
Ancient Tech Helped People Survive Global Warming By Francie Diep published 16 August 12 Yet without behavioral changes, technology wasn't enough, argues one archaeologist.
How Oscar Pistorius Runs By Francie Diep published 9 August 12 Here's a look at the mechanics of running with Olympian Oscar Pistorius' carbon fiber 'blades.'
How 3D Printing Could Become Commonplace By Francie Diep published 8 August 12 Making it easy to design sophisticated, sturdy 3D shapes.
Hair-Raising Chair Enhances Scary Movies By Francie Diep published 8 August 12 The chair is meant to enhance people's surprise, fear and other emotions while they play games or watch movies.
Robotics Reveals the Secret to Olympic Weightlifting By Francie Diep published 7 August 12 A robotics researcher explains the physics of super-heavy weightlifting.
How Gesture Control Could Transform Video Games By Francie Diep published 7 August 12 Experts offer a glimpse of the future of finger-pointing and arm-flapping for controlling devices.
Rules Lacking for Geoengineering Projects for Global Warming By Francie Diep published 6 August 12 A look at the political realities of starting a major, Earth-altering project.
Why India Just Suffered the World's Biggest Blackout By Francie Diep published 31 July 12 India is chronically short on power, but not because there's not enough money to bring electricity to all Indians.
How 'Fast Pool' Tech Helps Olympic Swimmers By Francie Diep published 27 July 12 Here's a look at how the swimming pool in the London Aquatics Center was engineered for speed.
How Man-Made Jellyfish Could Help Heart Patients By Francie Diep published 23 July 12 Building a jellyfish is a step toward building an artificial heart, its creator says.
Future Eye Scanners Must Combat Aging Eyes By Francie Diep published 18 July 12 Even the windows to your soul don't stay the same over time, with consequences for futuristic security systems.
Should Pluto's 5th Moon Make It a Planet? By Francie Diep published 12 July 12 Dwarf planets can have moons, too.
Robot Dinosaurs Printed in 3-D Using Fossil Templates By Francie Diep published 12 July 12 New tools for an old science.
Who Deserves a Higgs Boson Nobel? One Scientist, or Many By Francie Diep published 6 July 12 Is it possible to award just a few Nobel Prizes for discoveries like the Higgs boson?
Cotton T-Shirt May One Day Charge Your Cellphone By Francie Diep published 3 July 12 A new, inexpensive, environmentally friendly treatment turns cotton into a capacitor.
3D-Printed Sugar Technique Makes Artificial Blood Vessels By Francie Diep published 3 July 12 The vessels are an important step toward artificial kidneys and livers.
