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Nissan's Leaf-Charging Wireless Pad Could Signal An Industry Surge

Nissan has a new trick: the wireless charging of its electric vehicle. Is it enough to power EV industry sales?READ»

Drivers Who Brake With Their Brains

You might think you have lightning reflexes, but the time between thinking you need to brake and your foot pushing the pedal can be life or death. What if we eliminated the (literal) middle man?READ»

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Everloop Pioneers Kids' Social Playground As Facebook Lurks At The Gates

Tween social network Everloop has developed a range of parent-friendly features that could become the groundwork for Zuckerberg's inevitable foray into young social networking.READ»

How To Stop Spam, Google's Financial Advisor Program, Microsoft Hooks Students With Free Xboxes, And More...

The Fast Company reader's essential source for breaking news and innovation from around the web--updated all day.READ»

New Tech Makes Detecting Spoiled Meat Easier, Less Smelly

A clever sensor changes color around bad food.READ»

Road Rulz: Teen Driver Safety Tech for Parents

New smartphone technologies target parents worried about reckless teen drivers. The market's so hot, apparently, that even average GPS companies are marketing in this space.READ»

The Case for Ending the Deepwater Oil Ban

President Obama is taking plenty of heat over the matter from environmentalists, but the move might not be as terrible as they think.READ»

After the Skype Ban: China's Changing Online Landscape

Even without the IP telephony service, China is becoming an Internet powerhouse. From porn to marriages, here's the latest updates. READ»

Senate Approves Bill Requiring Silent EVs Like Nissan's Leaf to Make Noise

Households near roads will sigh sadly at this, car noise enthusiasts will hum: The Senate just passed (unanimously) a bill making it mandatory for all electric cars to emit some noise when operating. READ»

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Lexus Shows Off World's Most Advanced Driving Simulator

Lexus has safety-tested its vehicles using what it claims is the world's most advanced driving simulator for the past two years.READ»

HAPTICS   |  Comment

A Steering Wheel That Steers You?

What if your steering wheel gave you feedback? Researchers in "haptics," or the science of the sense of touch, think it should.READ»

Facebook Places Leaks Around the World, World Still Wary of Location-Statuses

Facebook Places shook up the location-gaming world last week--in the U.S., but now foreign folks are gaming the system to play, too. READ»

BMW's iDrive: Connected iPhone Apps... While Driving

 We've been connecting our iPods up to our car stereos for a few years now, and BMW plans a next-gen iDevice interface that may even let you control apps while you drive. Does that sound safe? At first thoughts, perhaps not, ...READ»

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Blue "Lightsaber" Laser Can Blind, Burn Flesh, and Costs Only $200

That little hunk of frost-coated hardware in the photo is the Spyder III Pro Arctic blue handheld laser. It's being marketed as the closest thing to real-life Star Wars lightsaber ever. Because this $200 piece of Chinese gear can fry ...READ»

BP   |  Comment

Infographic of the Day: BP's Horrifying Safety Record

When you see it laid out in a graph, its almost hard to comprehend.READ»

FORD   |  Comment

Children and Seniors Safer With Ford's Inflatable Seat Belts

Next time you stick grandma in the backseat of your 2011 Ford Explorer, take comfort in the fact that she might be saved in a crash by an inflatable seat belt that spreads the force of impact over five times more body area than a ...READ»

Ford's Sync Brings the App Revolution to Your Wheels, With Voice Control

Ford's in-car Sync system, which we revealed in detail earlier this month, is already jam-packed with digital cleverness. But now Ford's gone one step further: Not only will it be able to do the usual smartphone voice control tricks ...READ»

Should You Be Afraid of Airport Body Scans? Or Just the TSA?

We've talked a lot about full-body security scans in airports, as it's powerful and challenging tech. But should travelers worry about them--or is the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) what they should be more concerned ...READ»

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Extreme Makeover, Weiner Edition: RKS Redesigns the Deadly Hot Dog

Last week, the American Academy of Pediatrics called for the redesign of hot dogs. Never ones to resist a challenge, or the chance to play with their food, RKS carved out a little time to reinvent the wiener.READ»