Emerging Tech
Curiosity's Hit-and-Run Leads to Another Martian Discovery
Behold: "One of the whitest things" we've seen on the Red Planet
Digital Government
A Brief History of Applause, the 'Big Data' of the Ancient World
Once, people measured their leaders -- and themselves -- one clap at a time.
Emerging Tech
What Is 3D Printing? And Will It Change the World?
The PBS series "Off Book" considers the impact of this much-hyped technology.
Emerging Tech
SpaceX's Dragon Capsule Encountered a Problem in Orbit
Three of the four thruster pods on the capsule failed to deploy.
Digital Government
A Medical Lab in Your Smartphone
A new app is "trying to democratize healthcare" -- in this case, through urinalysis.
Emerging Tech
Imagine an Aircraft Carrier Made Out of ... Robots
Next up: autonomous boats for maritime disasters
Digital Government
9 New Ways to Sit in the Office, Thanks to Smartphones and Tablets
Mobile computing has changed the way we communicate, the way we work ... and the way we lounge.
Digital Government
Astronauts on the ISS Have Trouble With Work-Life Balance, Too
The good news: Even astronauts feel like they don't have enough time. The bad: Even astronauts feel like they don't have enough time.
Emerging Tech
Next Stop for Controversial Airport Scanners: Office Buildings?
Say "cheese," federal employees!
Emerging Tech
Good for science, bad for your nightmares: Moths that drive robots
The next generation of robots may work like moths to a pheromone.
Emerging Tech
Here is the robot that will extract water from the moon
NASA's latest prototype has found a way to, quite literally, get water out of rocks. No word on if it can get blood from stone yet.
Digital Government
TSA has ended its contract with controversial scanner maker Rapiscan
The company failed to deliver software to protect passenger privacy, the agency said.
Digital Government
The age of surgical censorship
Iran's "smart" approach involves monitoring, rather than blocking, its citizens' use of social media.
Cybersecurity
The future of cybersecurity could be sitting in an office in New Jersey
Meet CyberCity, the model train town hoping to keep your home safe from attack.
Digital Government
For sale: NASA launchpad, gently used
NASA's space shuttle program may be holding a going-out-of-business sale.
Digital Government
Why the Internet makes it hard to procrastinate
Technology allows us a "read later" mentality. We don't seem to want it.
Emerging Tech
Video: Boeing used 20,000 lbs of potatoes to test its in-flight Wi-Fi
Firm says the spuds were "ideal stand-ins for passengers."
Emerging Tech
The trash we've left on the moon
The lunar surface is strewn with hundreds of manmade items, from spacecraft to bags of urine to monumental plaques.
Modernization
Video: An astronaut-guided tour of the most amazing house ever built
Fun fact: The space station's pantry is stocked with marshmallow fluff.
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