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IN HIS first novel, “Player Piano” (1952), Kurt Vonnegut foresaw that industry might one day resemble a “stupendous Rube Goldberg machine” (or as Brits would...
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The debate about whether or not Andrea Rossi's E-Cat technology really works are put to rest with a definitive, third-party test report having been released today stating that at the most conservative, the Hot-Cat technology showed at least a...
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By analyzing every facial gesture, voice inflection or even how quickly we tap out a text, devices are getting good at reading our emotions
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University of Montreal researchers have discovered a novel molecular mechanism that can potentially slow the progression of some cancers and other diseases of abnormal growth.
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Makani Power, a company developing airborne wind energy systems that fly in the air like kites, was acquired by Google, according to the company's Web site.
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By around mid-century, many future followers predict the pace of technological progression in genetics, nanotechnology and artificial intelligence will become so fast that humans will undergo radical evolution.
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An electrical engineer is developing an early-warning flash flood system using drone swarms, reports the New Scientist
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A major new study claims the pricey supplement TA-65 may turn back the clock, all the way down to our DNA—but many scientists are brushing it off as snake oil. Thea Singer investigates.
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Video Photo: FORBES If you Google “Susan Wojcicki,” the search-giant’s SVP of Advertising, you’ll see that one of tech’s most influential leaders keeps a markedly low profile, one focused more on how to monetize that search than what appears when...
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Using only biomolecules, scientists have developed and constructed an advanced biological transducer, a computing machine capable of manipulating genetic codes, and using the output as new input for subsequent computations.
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The International Space Development Conference (ISDC), produced by the National Space Society (NSS) --- the happening place to learn about the future of space
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Just when you thought display technology could hardly get any better, along come quantum dots, making screens more colorful while consuming less power.
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