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'I read The Atlantic, and all I got was this lousy magazine'

Sep 10, 2012 11:06am

A weight-sensing electric skateboard

Sep 7, 2012 05:00am

The Morning Briefing: Network security

Sep 4, 2012 01:12am

Meditation improves multitasking skills at work

Sep 4, 2012 12:41am

Scientists develop light-activated muscle for robots

Sep 3, 2012 02:06am

Apple rejects 'questionable' US drone strike tracker app

Sep 3, 2012 02:00am

How many homeless youth use social networks?

Sep 3, 2012 01:57am

The Morning Briefing: Mobile technology growth

Sep 3, 2012 01:43am

Top 10 worst cities for cellphone reception in the U.S.

Sep 2, 2012 11:32am

New research offers clues to Internet addiction

Sep 1, 2012 09:54pm

High-tech wristbands force doctors to wash their hands

Sep 1, 2012 07:50am

Pop-up hangouts transform city scaffolding

Sep 1, 2012 04:43am

A forensic test that predicts hair and eye color of suspects

Sep 1, 2012 12:46am

The Morning Briefing: Mobile spectrum

Aug 31, 2012 12:38am

Earthquake 'invisibility cloak' could save buildings from damage

Aug 30, 2012 01:47pm

Android phones power NASA satellites

Aug 30, 2012 08:49am

Areion: The 3D printed racer which reaches 88mph

Aug 30, 2012 04:00am

The Morning Briefing: Electric vehicles

Aug 30, 2012 12:16am

The Morning Briefing: LED advances

Aug 29, 2012 12:35am

In global manufacturing, you're only as good as your partners

Aug 28, 2012 11:30am

Forget queues: The self-service airport

Aug 28, 2012 08:55am

Surreal underwater wheelchair debuts in London

Aug 28, 2012 04:05am

How to hack the human brain

Aug 28, 2012 02:26am

Harvard creates 'cyborg' human tissue

Aug 28, 2012 12:25am

The Morning Briefing: Military technology

Aug 28, 2012 12:07am

Urban gun violence shows why cities, suburbs must collaborate

Aug 27, 2012 12:46pm

With HIV, American South 'a region in crisis'

Aug 27, 2012 12:21pm

You're better off in a slum than in the country

Aug 27, 2012 11:56am

Darpa investigates: The triggers of threat response

Aug 27, 2012 03:13am

Are nanofibers a health risk?

Aug 27, 2012 03:13am

The astronaut's doctor: A toaster-sized 'miracle box'

Aug 27, 2012 03:13am

The Morning Briefing: Uses for Big Data

Aug 27, 2012 01:27am

Can scientists weaken hurricanes?

Aug 26, 2012 08:34pm

Study finds Shanghai most susceptible to flooding

Aug 26, 2012 03:28pm

Football helmet sensors could help keep players safe

Aug 26, 2012 01:52pm

Spray-on coating delays banana ripening

Aug 25, 2012 03:41pm

Boston and New York brace for climate change

Aug 25, 2012 10:18am

Is it time to rethink road signs?

Aug 24, 2012 11:07am

The Morning Briefing: Pharmaceutical patents

Aug 24, 2012 12:51am

U.S. tests talking smart cars that prevent crashes

Aug 23, 2012 02:41pm

A smart kitchen for a lazy chef

Aug 23, 2012 01:50pm

The Morning Briefing: The broadband debate

Aug 23, 2012 01:57am

ToS;DR reads Terms of Service for you

Aug 22, 2012 11:06am

Meet the electronic nose that sniffs out danger

Aug 22, 2012 05:23am

The robot hand that disarms explosives

Aug 22, 2012 04:27am

China raises rare-earth exports

Aug 22, 2012 12:29am

The Morning Briefing: Biofuels

Aug 21, 2012 11:55pm

A savvy design that saves student lives

Aug 21, 2012 08:21am

A smartphone that knows when you're stressed

Aug 21, 2012 07:46am

New York: Turning sewage into savings

Aug 21, 2012 05:47am

NASA's next mission: Probing Red Planet's core

Aug 21, 2012 02:41am

Could regular brushing prevent Dementia?

Aug 21, 2012 02:10am

Hackers join McAfee to combat electric vehicle viruses

Aug 21, 2012 01:31am

The Morning Briefing: Smart materials

Aug 20, 2012 11:26pm

Could brightening clouds combat global warning?

Aug 20, 2012 02:42pm

Could penny-sized 'microthrusters' propel satellites?

Aug 20, 2012 11:02am

Performance-enhancing gym clothes

Aug 20, 2012 09:43am

The Morning Briefing: Surprising uses for DNA

Aug 19, 2012 11:59pm

MIT's EyeRing sees for the visually impaired

Aug 19, 2012 07:38pm

Investing in 3D printed meat

Aug 18, 2012 08:45am

Privately funded passenger train to link Miami and Orlando

Aug 18, 2012 04:39am

The secret to innovation? Constraints

Aug 17, 2012 09:03am

Developing the brain of a driverless car

Aug 17, 2012 12:25am

The Morning Briefing: Rare earths

Aug 16, 2012 11:13pm

The top firms that champion conflict-free supply chains

Aug 16, 2012 12:16pm

How to turn your car into a hybrid for $3000

Aug 16, 2012 10:28am

Elektrilevi chooses Ericsson for smart meters in Estonia

Aug 16, 2012 10:00am

In America's northeast, commuters opt for rail over air

Aug 16, 2012 05:49am

Analytics comes to the forefront in football

Aug 16, 2012 05:02am

The Morning Briefing: Patents and legalities

Aug 16, 2012 01:30am

Bringing the cloud to the farm

Aug 15, 2012 05:31pm

Smart homes: evolution, not revolution

Aug 15, 2012 05:08pm

New York to London in one hour? The Scramjet's failed test flight

Aug 15, 2012 02:03pm

See the huge urban toy hanging out in Trafalgar Square

Aug 15, 2012 01:41pm

Next-gen catalogs: Playing with furniture in 3D

Aug 15, 2012 12:57pm

At the register, a bespoke price awaits

Aug 15, 2012 09:22am

Gaming London's Olympics to break records

Aug 15, 2012 08:50am

The Morning Briefing: Data protection

Aug 15, 2012 02:08am

Wi-Fi can detect movement through walls

Aug 14, 2012 03:31pm

The Morning Briefing: Smart grid technology

Aug 14, 2012 01:09am

The fledgling flight of a plane which goes from London to NY in one hour

Aug 13, 2012 12:04pm

How to print high-res images the size of a human hair

Aug 13, 2012 11:02am

The Morning Briefing: The robotics industry

Aug 13, 2012 12:46am

Harvard scientists to build fatigue-fighting smart suit

Aug 12, 2012 05:33pm

Dunkin' Donuts experiments with 'smell-vertising' in South Korea

Aug 12, 2012 01:33pm

A giant 3D printer builds a livable house

Aug 11, 2012 03:11pm

Skin-protecting wristband tells you when to seek shade

Aug 11, 2012 01:26pm

Intelligent textbooks help students learn

Aug 11, 2012 10:59am

iPhone sensors test how organic your food really is

Aug 10, 2012 09:53am

The Morning Briefing: Cybersecurity

Aug 10, 2012 12:43am

Avatars on the border

Aug 10, 2012 12:25am

Why 'survival English' in Japan simply isn't working

Aug 9, 2012 12:34pm

Facebook outlines water efficiency usage at its data centers

Aug 9, 2012 12:00pm

The Morning Briefing: Curiosity's mission

Aug 9, 2012 02:08am

Floating islands could save the sinking Maldives

Aug 8, 2012 11:07am

The sheep that texted wolf

Aug 8, 2012 09:55am

Cadillac CUE tackles 'last frontier' for smartphones: Cars

Aug 8, 2012 05:00am

Google's self-driving car: A long road, but now 300,000 miles shorter

Aug 8, 2012 03:15am

The Morning Briefing: Data protection

Aug 8, 2012 01:55am

Police force equips its prosecutors with iPads

Aug 7, 2012 08:49am