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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

Novel Material Cloaks 3D Objects

Posted Thu Jan 26, 2012 09:58 AM ET | 0

A warplane cloaked with such materials could become invisible in all directions to radar microwaves. Read more

World's First Magnetic Soap Invented

Posted by Alyssa Danigelis Wed Jan 25, 2012 01:54 PM ET | 0

The first magnetic soap ever could revolutionize cleaning. Read more

Mighty Sound from Two New Tiny Speakers

Posted by Scott Tharler Tue Jan 24, 2012 09:49 AM ET | 0

Mighty Dwarf just announced 10W Bluetooth and microSD versions of its wireless capsule-sized resonance speaker. Read more

Gloves Keep You In 'Touch' All Winter Long

Posted by Christina Ortiz Sat Jan 21, 2012 10:05 AM ET | 0

Non-slip, waterproof gloves from Isotoner play well with touchscreen of all kinds. Read more

Gloves Keep You In 'Touch' All Winter Long

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

Soft Exoskeleton Shields iPad from Bowling Balls

Posted by Scott Tharler Sun Jan 8, 2012 11:05 AM ET | 0

G-Form's iPad Extreme Sleeve 2 utilizes super impact-absorbing material to protect tablets from drops and shocks. Read more

Soft Exoskeleton Shields iPad from Bowling Balls

Cheese-Inspired Plastic Wrap Cleans Itself

Posted by Alyssa Danigelis Fri Jan 6, 2012 10:49 AM ET | 0

Plastic wrap made with a layer of blue cheese fungus cleans itself. Read more

Cheese-Inspired Plastic Wrap Cleans Itself

A Cloak in Time Could Secure Networks

Posted by Jesse Emspak Wed Jan 4, 2012 03:04 PM ET | 0

A technique for cloaking events could also secure computer networks. Read more

Unscratchable Gold Is Harder Than Steel

Posted by Alyssa Danigelis Tue Dec 27, 2011 07:00 AM ET | 0

Swiss metallurgists have created the world's most resilient 18-karat gold. Read more

Electricity Sparks New Life Into Indonesia's Corals

Posted Mon Dec 26, 2011 09:06 AM ET | 0

A weak, harmless voltage run through metallic structures underwater is reviving near-dead reefs. Read more

Paper Makes Touch Screen Displays

Posted by Jesse Emspak Fri Dec 16, 2011 06:39 PM ET | 0

Interactivity comes to plain sheets of paper. Read more

How To Make Nano-Origami

Posted by Jesse Emspak Fri Dec 9, 2011 09:23 AM ET | 0

Scientists at Johns Hopkins have found a way to fold complex shapes smaller than a dust grain. Read more

Ancient Mars Water? Mineral Find Makes It a Slam-Dunk

Posted by Irene Klotz Thu Dec 8, 2011 10:24 AM ET | 0

A Mars rover has found the best evidence yet that water flowed on the Red Planet long ago. Read more

Canadians Will Pay With Plastic Bills

Posted by Jesse Emspak Wed Nov 16, 2011 04:49 PM ET | 0

New Canadian banknotes will incorporate several security features to make life tough for counterfeiters. Read more

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