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When it comes to Internet Censorship, China and Iran top the list.
A cell phone service guides users to nearby bargains–sometimes.
Machine will help update Florida’s building codes for storms.
Encased curcumin could be a drug.
Molecular traces spot the disease.
First of its kind computing prototype.
A material repairs itself multiple times.
Cartridge works in standard printers.
Speech-recognition software from Vlingo could make the mobile Web easier to use.
Amputee athletes are getting faster and stronger.
In his newly released memoir Avoid Boring People, James Watson laces autobiography with advice. In the following excerpt, he tells the story of his role in determining the structure of DNA.
An inside look at a sensation.
How an African entrepreneur put cell phones in Congo.
There are risks to today’s ubiquitous computational devices.
Self-assembly is key to building complex nano devices.
What synthetic biology most needs is a better way to synthesize DNA.
It’s been 10 years since IBM’s Deep Blue beat Garry Kasparov in chess. A prominent philosopher asks what the match meant.
The Supreme Court sent a message to “patent trolls”: your paydays are numbered.
Plug-in hybrids could bring gas-free commutes. But will they make it to market?
Optical devices made out of silicon could transform computing.
New publications, experiments and breakthroughs in nanotechnology–and what they mean.
New publications, experiments and breakthroughs in biotechnology–and what they mean.
New publications, experiments, and breakthroughs in information technology–and what they mean.
Max Levchin, cofounder of PayPal, talks about why he needs to keep working.
