Once the waters receded from Japan, they took a lot with them: everything from garbage to entire houses. Now it's all floating in the Pacific. But it's going to be washing up on our beaches soon. What happens next is anyone's guess.READ»
What makes some earthquakes cause deadly tidal waves? Stanford researchers are coming up with a computer model that can answer that question, so coastal communities could be alerted long before the wave arrives.READ»
Those hours you spend driving each day will soon be interrupted with contextual advertising, pointing you to that Starbucks around the corner or the McDonald's just down the street.READ»
Forget poking on Facebook or IMing people, shaking a hand or putting an arm on someone else's shoulder is where social interaction really begins. In Japan, this need for touch has extended to a focus on pets, including cafes for petting cats. Will emphasizing touch be a new trend in the U.S.?READ»
What if instead of restoring its reactors, the country figured out a way to do it all with renewables. It would take work and ingenuity, but it's totally possible.READ»
Robots are ever closer to being clever enough, autonomous enough, and useful enough to actually become part of daily life. Here are the latest robo-developments. READ»
The newest form of natural gas might be the most potent yet. But while Japan is using it to replace nuclear power, mining it could just cause more disasters.READ»
Less than two weeks after a massive earthquake and tsunami ravaged eastern Japan earlier this year, the moon welled up in the sky, high above the crushed homes and flooded streets and embattled power plants, appearing 30% brighter and ...READ»
Plenty of architects design buildings that reach for the sky. But here’s a guy who’s designing something that flies clear through it. Come next spring, folks booking on Peach, a new, low-cost Japanese air carrier, will board ...READ»
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