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Breaking the Code: Why Yuor Barin Can Raed Tihs

Posted 12 HOURS AGO | 0

How can our brains decipher even garbled nonsense? A key factor could be context. Read more

Google's 'Solve for X' Wants to End World Problems

Posted Tue Feb 7, 2012 11:05 AM ET | 0

A new think tank will foster radical ideas for big issues. Read more

Men Don't Read Online Dating Profiles

Posted by Kate Prengaman Tue Feb 7, 2012 09:26 AM ET | 0

They just look at the pictures; women do the reading. Read more

Social Media More Addictive Than Booze and Cigs

Posted by Nic Halverson Sat Feb 4, 2012 09:53 AM ET | 0

Are your urges to 'check in' causing your willpower to 'check out'? You're not the only one. Read more

Social Media More Addictive Than Booze and Cigs

Virtual Reality Contact Lenses Offer 3D Panorama

Posted Fri Feb 3, 2012 11:01 AM ET | 0

The eyewear connect to mobile devices and deliver panoramic, augmented-reality experiences. Read more

Did Alan Lomax Invent Pandora?

Posted by Nic Halverson Fri Feb 3, 2012 09:06 AM ET | 0

His methods for categorizing music are similar to algorithms used today by music streaming sites. Read more

Super Bowl Ads Aim For Your 'Second Screen'

Posted by Nic Halverson Thu Feb 2, 2012 10:22 AM ET | 0

Advertisers are trying to score a touchdown with potential consumers by throwing Hail Mary's to digital devices. Read more

Super Bowl Ads Aim For Your 'Second Screen'

Fossilize Your E-Waste Into An Epoxy Stool

Posted by Nic Halverson Mon Jan 30, 2012 03:51 PM ET | 0

Graphic artist and designer has a more creative option for recycling all those obsolete electronics. Read more

Fossilize Your E-Waste Into An Epoxy Stool

Shortage of Rare Metals Threatens Tech Innovation

Posted Mon Jan 30, 2012 03:22 PM ET | 0

Limits on production mean that supply can't expand to meet the demand. Read more

FBI Wants To Monitor Social Networks

Posted by Nic Halverson Fri Jan 27, 2012 09:46 AM ET | 0

The FBI wants to locate possible criminals and analyze their movements. Read more

View Life Through Browser-Equipped Shades

Posted by Nic Halverson Tue Jan 17, 2012 10:23 AM ET | 0

Lumus envisions you checking email using their glasses. Read more

View Life Through Browser-Equipped Shades

Virus Attacks Japanese Space Agency Computer

Posted Fri Jan 13, 2012 04:05 PM ET | 0

Sensitive data -- possibly including information on JAXA's H-2 Transfer Vehicle -- appear to have been leaked. Read more

Displays Get Bigger, Thinner and More Costly

Posted by Rob Pegoraro Fri Jan 13, 2012 10:16 AM ET | 0

Now that the flat-panel TV has become a commodity, the next step is to make them flatter and bigger. Read more

Displays Get Bigger, Thinner and More Costly

World's Smallest Hard Drive Built of Atoms

Posted by Jesse Emspak Thu Jan 12, 2012 02:57 PM ET | 0

Just 96 atoms make up one byte of magnetic storage space. Read more

Ultra-Thin Wires Could Revolutionize Computers

Posted Fri Jan 6, 2012 12:14 PM ET | 0

Atom-sized wires could lead to extremely small electronics and quantum computers. Read more

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