While the global market for ever more sophisticated tech gadgets grows, the metals and minerals that make them go are controlled by a handful of countries.READ»
Wild-eyed bears have been roving the streets of Japan, with attacks on the rise. One Japanese official blames climate change, though shifting land use also plays a role.READ»
India is rapidly becoming a global supplier of life-saving HIV vaccine. Now it's joining forces with South Africa to research the HIV sub-type most commonly found in their countries. READ»
Solving climate change is a big challenge that will require cooperation and innovation on a global scale. Tokyo startup Fullcircle Innovations is taking on this challenge with its offerings at GreenITers.com and EcoAppsFree.com.READ»
The immigrant in Spain who tried to auction her virginity to fund
the care of her Alzheimer's-stricken mother. The caregiver in Japan who
gives respectful "last baths" to the dying elderly. The Florida doctor
arrested for operating ...READ»
Japan's AIST has impressed us before with its android robots, but this new video of gynoid HPR4C is enough to...well, seriously give us the shivers. She's dancing, and if you squint, you'd almost mistake her for a real girl.
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Spare a thought for Gray Collins, as you ponder the prospect of all those work-related emails you've got to send: Collins is in the middle of a non-stop Twitterthon for charity. His tweet burden is one every 10 minutes, which doesn't ...READ»
A recently convened group at Harvard wants to combine the entrepreneurial energy of Google Books with the openness and public-mindedness of academia.READ»
Toyota wants to take energy monitoring a step further with the Smart Center, a system that links homes, vehicles, utilities, and users into an all-in-one energy management hub.READ»
Happy birthday, boob tube! Well, almost. The cathode-ray tube, the technology that made television sets possible, was patented 100 years ago today. But it would be a slow slog before TV took over our living rooms.READ»
VIDEO: Gal at ComicCon, the place where toy lovers collideThank Buddha it's Friday. A playful day, when meetings should be light 'n' easy, decisions fully reversible Monday and it's okay to occasionally flip back and forth between ...READ»
It's a dream to make Joe Biden weep: trains that connect East Coast cities at 220 miles per hour. But it won't be finished until 2040. Hear that sound? That's Europe and Asia laughing. READ»
Earlier this week, China halted all shipments of rare earth metals to Japan. That's bad news for batteries, lasers, wind turbines and solar panels. READ»
What do MP3s and light bulbs have in common? Quite a lot, it turns out, when the bulbs are attached to a LumiSmart Intelligent Lighting Controller. READ»
