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Gamers Go Where Computers Can't in Solving a Protein PuzzleHumans and computers working together could crack the secret of protein folding.
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How Much Alcohol Is in My Drink?The range in alcohol levels is the result of how each beverage is made.
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Scientists Look to Spiders for Hi-Tech FibersUnlock spider silk secrets can open the door to better brain implants, new drug-delivery systems, and degradable and flexible electronics.
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What's the Most Expensive Painting Ever Sold?As the old adage goes, beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and that beauty can go for quite a pretty penny.
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‘Smart’ Helmet Does More Than Protect Your HeadA safety helmet equipped with special sensors could let you know how banged up you really are after a fall.
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How Does a Wasp Become Queen?It was thought that queen wasps were born with their reproductive genes turned on, and workers were born with those genes turned off. But new research has turned this paradigm on its head.
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What's Pitch?American Idol's judges never seem to tire of bantering less-gifted singers with phrases like, "That's a little pitchy." What exactly do they mean?
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New Technology Turns Water Drops into 3-D DisplayA new display “screen” made out of water droplets creates 3-D images that can be viewed without special glasses.
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Which Plastics Are Safe To Put in the Microwave?
With all of the warnings about the dangers of plastics in the microwave, it's no wonder consumers are confused about what to and what not to zap in the kitchen.
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Lung-On-A-Chip Could Put an End to Animal Drug Testing
A new microchip that imitates the inner workings of a lung could lead to new drug-testing methods that don’t involve animals.
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Why Do Computers Crash?
Imagine if you told a friend (one with the intelligence of a machine) to go to a hardware store to buy fruit.
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What Does the 'i' in iPod, iPhone and iPad Stand For?
Customers haven't had time to stop and ask, what does the i really mean.
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What's the Hardest Language to Learn?
The most difficult language to learn depends on the person's native tongue and other factors.
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High-Tech Dog Tag for Runners is e-Wallet, TooAthletes no longer need to lug around a wallet full of cards and money while they exercise thanks to a new hi-tech wristband.
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‘Smart’ Clothing Responds to Wearer’s EmotionsResearchers are experimenting with a new interface system for mobile devices that could replace the screen and even the keyboard.
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iPad To Help Humans Speak With Dolphins
An iPad might allow humans and dolphins to interact more easily but also potentially lead to a universal translator for humans.
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The Best Way to Calculate Dog Years
The common system for calculating a pet's age in dog years is to multiply it by seven, but that may not really translate your pup's age into human terms.
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Air Force Uses Augmented Reality for Recruitment
The U.S. Air Force has created a mobile theme park of sorts that lets people experience military missions through 3-D animation and video.
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Twist, Flick, Tap: New Way to Operate Mobile ElectronicsResearchers have created a new way for users to interact with their mobile electronics.
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New High-Tech, Flexible Pacemaker Tested on PigsTiny, flexible sheets of electronic circuits could revolutionize medical devices from pacemakers to brain implants.
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7 Ordinary Things Turned Hi-TechAs scientists expand their knowledge of how things work, they are finding undiscovered potential in everyday objects from T-shirts to umbrellas.
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New Technique Turns T-Shirts into Body ArmorThose bulky, bulletproof vests could become a thing of the past. Their replacement: Your t-shirt, that is with a special coating.
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Sonic Scalpel Aimed at Surgeries of TomorrowA sonic scalpel could become the newest tool in the operating room.
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New Technology Brings Blind Computing into 21st CenturyScientists have come up with a way to make a full-page, refreshable Braille display – a feat that promises 21st century computing to the blind.
