May 24 2008
Danica Patrick dragged into the room, her weary eyes hidden behind thick, black sunglasses.
May 23 2008
For decades, scientists have dreamed of computer chips that manipulate light rather than electricity. Unlike electrons, photons can cross paths without interfering with each other, so optical chips could compute in three dimensions rather than two,...
May 23 2008
Smokers who fail to kick the habit are not only hurting their bodies but may also be missing a chance to make new friends or, in some cases, keep old ones, according to new research.
May 23 2008
Russia and China have condemned a US plan for a global missile defence shield, saying it will set back international disarmament efforts.
May 21 2008
Israeli prisons official are reportedly using advanced software to translate guard dog barks in order to filter out normal barks from breakout warnings.
May 19 2008
Without the imagination and hard work of these fifty innovators, technologies you use every day might never have been invented.
May 19 2008
Both women and men can recognize a tube of lipstick. It likely hasn’t changed much in recent years - Same tube, same general appearance, same method of application. But did you know that the history of lipstick is filled with things like crushed...
May 17 2008
Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins announced this week that documents related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy were found in a little-known vault in his office.
May 16 2008
A flood of voracious ants is heading straight for Houston, taking out computers, radios and even vehicles in their path. Even the Johnson Space Center has called in extermination experts to keep the pests out of their sensitive and critical systems.
May 16 2008
It’s great to keep in touch with your friends and colleagues, but does the price have to be spam, zombie bites, and friend invitations from people you’ve never heard of?