The Next Generation of Sports Games: iPads, Web-Connected TVs, Laptops, and Cell Phones Sports video is kicking off a wave of data-rich and customized online viewing.
Sat May 1, 2010
Fifty Years of Lasers, by the Numbers The first U.S. patent for the laser went to Arthur Schawlow and Charles Townes 50 years ago this month. Both physicists won Nobels for the work, which -- with that of ex-colleague Gordon Gould -- has sparked decades of innovation and sci-fi fantasy. A look at the data.
Mon Mar 1, 2010
Most Innovative Companies - Health Care From General Electric to PatientsLikeMe, our picks for the top companies in health care.
Thu Feb 11, 2010
How Much Nicotine Are You Getting With That Electronic Cigarette?
Electronic cigarettes, or e-cigarettes, as they're commonly called, have been giving the FDA the shakes for almost a year now.
Wed Feb 10, 2010
Scorsese and DiCaprio's Movie Gold Shutter Island, slated to open today, will be director Martin Scorsese's fourth film starring Leonardo DiCaprio. Their earlier collaborations' success have set a high, perhaps unmeetable bar.
Mon Feb 1, 2010
U.K. Using "Thought-Control" Game to Treat ADHD in Kids Okay, so it's not really thought-controlled. Instead, the game in question, cleverly named Play Attention, uses EEG measurements taken from a snazzy looking helmet to determine whether the user is paying attention. When the kids' attention is diverted, the game freezes.
Mon Jan 11, 2010
Pixel Qi: The Screen Tech Behind CES' Most Buzzworthy Gadgets
Ever tried to read an email on your smartphone in direct sunlight? Well, if you haven't, don't--because it's pretty much impossible. That's because the screens on most computers and cell phones are backlit, especially now that both types of devices are increasingly used for color photos and video. Some e-readers, most notably the Amazon Kindle, skip the backlight, but the tradeoff is that they don't have color either.
Wed Jan 6, 2010
iRobot Founder Brings High-Tech to Bridge Inspection You probably know iRobot for inventing the Roomba.
Posted Thu Dec 17, 2009
Will the FDA End Our Dysfunctional Relationship With OxyContin? Dearest hillbilly heroin, you're nothing if not addictive, but now that the FDA is planning to make it even more difficult for doctors to prescribe you, we need to talk. It's not you, it's ... Actually, it's you.
Posted Tue Dec 8, 2009
Enroll in a Crash Course at "Lost" University Lessons in the physics of time-travel and underwater plot-weaving offered to students of the new online "Lost University." The tuition? the purchase price of Season 5 on Blu-Ray, available in stores starting today.
Posted Tue Dec 8, 2009
$100k Siemens High School Science Prize Good for Way More Than Wedgies At this year's Siemens Competition, held at NYU over the weekend, the list of projects included a urine test to detect colorectal cancer, a new method for using nanoparticles to deliver insulin and other medications, and high-tech archeological analysis.
Posted Mon Dec 7, 2009
