All Entries in the "Science&Technology" Category

Why Being Sleepy and Drunk Are Great for Creativity

In this case, only 43 percent of normal subjects were able to solve the problem.

Shoot Now, Focus Later: A Little Camera To Change The Game

In short: You shoot now and focus later.

How to Delete your Google Browsing History Before New Policy

With just a week to go before Google changes to its new privacy policy that allows it to gather, store and use personal information.

Remote-Controlled Chip Implant Delivers Bone Drug

Implanted medicine is a hot field, aiming to help patients better stick to their meds and to deliver those drugs straight to the body part that needs them.

Xappr Gun Brings Lazer Tag To the Smartphone Generation

On its own it makes playing motion controlled shoot-em-ups and augmented reality titles slightly more realistic.

Deadlight first details: The Meaning of 1986

1986 marked a legendary era in humanity’s astronomical focus.

A Scientific Look at the Dangers of High Heels

Some observers, particularly women, might have winced in sympathy or, alternatively, wondered where she’d bought stilettos.

FileSonic has disabled file sharing in wake of Megaupload takedown

FileSonic has disabled all file sharing functionality on its website, restricting access so that users may only download their own files.

Humans & Machines: Beyond Touch

Twenty years from now the way we interact with computing will be unrecognizable to us today.

An Optimistic History of the Next 40 Years

It’s 2012, which means you’ll be hearing more than your fair share of apocalyptic and gloomy scenarios soon.

How Drugs Helped Invent The Internet

People have always sort of been scared of new technologies,” says Silva.

Now Hovering Above Us All: “The Cloud”

You can now store and share things via the Internet in ways you never could before.

Awesome 17-Year-Old Girl Invents Nanoparticle That Kills Cancer Cells

Zhang has been working on this nanoparticle since 2009 and has spent more than 1,000 hours on the project.

Thousands Sterilized, a State Weighs Restitution

A task force is calculating North Carolina’s obligation to the estimated 7,600 victims of its eugenics program from 1933 to 1977, many of them poor and uneducated.

How Humans Became Social

Look around and it’s impossible to miss the importance of social interactions to human society.

Man Incorporates Smartphone Dock Into His Prosthetic Arm

Fathom this; a man operating a smartphone that is docked into his prosthetic arm. convenience

Siri, Could You Pour Me A Beer?

It’s Friday. Time to sit back, put your feet up, and crack open a cold one.

Hands-On With Motorola’s iPod Nano Challenger, The MOTO ACTV

Motorola dropped a bit of a surprise with the MOTO ACTV, an iPod Nano-esque thimble of a device.

Rat Cyborg Gets Digital Cerebellum

An artificial cerebellum has restored lost brain function in rats.

Whatever Happened To Colour?

When it comes to colour and sound then, yes, there’s a wealth of pleasure for the senses to be found during that period.