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Wake Up! Sleepwalking Common in U.S.

Posted Wed May 16, 2012 11:56 AM ET | 0

Adult sleepwalkers are more common than previously realized. For the first time in the U.S. we are assessing how it works and the possible risks. Read more

Derelict NYC Phone Booths Get Smart Makeover

Posted Tue Apr 10, 2012 08:58 AM ET | 0

The booths will feature local information, as well as surveillance cameras and microphones. Read more

Dutch 'Flying Car' Takes to the Skies

Posted Wed Apr 4, 2012 11:49 AM ET | 0

This vehicle allows a person to drive to an airport, take off, fly, land and drive to a destination. Read more

Blind Man Drives Car

Posted Thu Mar 29, 2012 03:56 PM ET | 0

Google’s self-driving car allowed a blind man to pick up his dry cleaning and drop by the Taco Bell drive-in for a snack. Read more

Cheap Natural Gas Making Inroads As US Fuel

Posted Wed Mar 28, 2012 02:56 PM ET | 0

Supplies of natural gas are bulging in the United States from production of the country's vast shale gas formations. Read more

Did Brain Injury Play a Role in Afghan Massacre?

Posted by Sheila Eldred Tue Mar 13, 2012 01:00 PM ET | 0

New details about a staff sergeant in custody for a brutal massacre in Afghanistan has experts looking at the unseen wounds of war. Read more

Earthquake Swarm Rattles Scottish Whisky Island

Posted Wed Mar 7, 2012 10:14 AM ET | 0

Scotland's main whisky-producing region is getting shaken not stirred. Read more

SpaceX Passes Major Test

Posted Mon Mar 5, 2012 11:56 AM ET | 0

A private SpaceX rocket sailed through a dress rehearsal Thursday for the launch of the robotic Dragon space capsule. Read more

Project Icarus: Mechanisms of the Interstellar Machine

Posted Mon Feb 27, 2012 01:11 PM ET | 0

Guest contributor Philipp Reiss compares the Icarus starship with Columbus' Santa Maria, exploring the similar mechanisms used on two ships of different ages. Read more

Avoiding Red Lights by Booking Ahead

Posted by Jesse Emspak Sat Feb 18, 2012 11:00 AM ET | 0

A computer program that reserves slots at an intersection might be a way to ease gridlock and boost safety. Read more

Aptera Prototype Smashed as Company Folds

Posted Fri Dec 9, 2011 10:18 AM ET | 0

Youtube videos have surfaced of employees using a forklift to destroy body shells of the electric vehicle. Read more

Foldable Robot Scooter Wows at Tokyo Motor Show

Posted Fri Dec 2, 2011 11:49 AM ET | 0

Controlled by a smart phone, the Kobot is perfect for navigating city streets. Read more

Black Friday Parking Pain: A Solution

Posted by Alyssa Danigelis Thu Nov 24, 2011 03:56 PM ET | 0

An automatic parking system could keep cars off the streets and recharge EVs at the same time. Read more

China Completes Second Orbital Docking

Posted Mon Nov 14, 2011 07:02 PM ET | 0

This rendezvous comes only 12 days after the Shenzhou VIII spacecraft first mated with the Tiangong-1 space station module. Read more

World's Tiniest Electric Vehicle Rolls Out

Posted by Alyssa Danigelis Wed Nov 9, 2011 01:00 PM ET | 0

The nanoscale vehicle is a step in creating advanced machines that could do such things as travel through our veins to kill cancer cells. Read more